The Judgement of Parishes
Zeus was tried for rape and murder,
So were all his kin –
And the verdict came back guilty
For their cruelty and sin.
Their sentence was to be forgotten –
Maybe not in name,
And yet from our hearts and from our prayers,
We snuffed their precious flame.
We found a god of kindness
Over whom to make a fuss –
Though just as much a lie, of course,
But one that suited us.
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