so i've been reading Mesopotamian myths after i bought a book of them at the Met in NYC. so far they are proving very interesting, and the most recent myth i've been reading, Etana, on tablet two, had an interesting tale of and Eagle and a Serpent.
From what i took from it, was the serpent was the obedient one of the pair obeying the gods while the eagle is greedy and betrays the gods punishment, ending with his imprisonment.
the story inspired these few lines:
Dear serpent, what has become of you
you're lack of greed
fear for the gods
kept you innocent
when the eagles attacked your young
slaughtering their flesh
you have now
damned your species
to be the betrayers
of man
of the one god
is this because the one god
was never your god?
Poor serpent
I forgive you
come out of your hole
the eagles are gone now
come out and welcome the day
with me.
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