Friday, November 29, 2013

Well, The Sign DID Say 'No Trespassing'...

Along the road she was walking t'wards home
Living her life without a single care
However, this was a new path today
She quickly got lost, and a little scared

After a while, she found a warm cottage
Filled with lots of porridge, sofas, and beds
She briefly took a break from her voyage
And ate a large meal and rested her head

Once she was out, the owners returned home
To find the aftermath of her hunger
To search for clues of what happened, they roamed
And found the culprit sleeping off her blunder

To make up for having food no longer,
They ate young Goldilocks to rid their hunger.



Friday, November 15, 2013

I'm Getting Too Old For This

     *sniff sniff* What's that awful smell? All I did was sacrifice like I usually do. Boy, come and tell me what is wrong. What? What do you mean there's no fire? Wait, what do you mean it's seeping fluid? And where are all these birds coming from? This must mean only one thing. Creon. That hardheaded buffoon is really starting to get on my nerves. Why must he insist on always being right, even when he is obviously in the wrong? Doesn't he know that his stubbornness cannot possibly lead to anything good? Of course not! Because all he cares about is the unquestioned obedience of his subjects. And if anyone steps out of line, even his own niece, it's 'off with their head!' I mean, for the gods' sake, it is just a body! Someone has got to talk some sense into this man before he does something he will really regret.
     Of course, that "someone" has to be me. It always has to be me. Do you think this is the way I wanted to start my weekend? Of course not! Why must I always be the bringer of bad news? Why can't somebody else be the one to tell him that his pride is going to cause the deaths of everyone he has ever cared about? Do you think I like this "gift"? Why would I? All the people who I try to help always do is shoot me down, curse me, and send me away. They all understand that I'm never wrong, and yet whenever one of my prophecies isn't good for them, I am a fraud. I am getting too old for this nonsense. But, alas, it is my duty to inform the king of the consequences coming his way unless he changes, which he won't. I should just get this unpleasantness over with. *Sigh.* Come, boy. Take me to Thebes.