~Hunting down Woes....

"Kill it inside you or else it will eat you up"

You have come to possess me???
I will drive you out like Alexander
Making you beg for surrender....

Encroaching my optimistic senses...
Pulling me down to gloomy ashes...
Eating my soul like malignant cancer!!
You think you can be the ultimate victor??

I will hunt you down with
Veracious Artemis's bows...
Capturing lethal cerberus
By resolute will of my own..
Imprisoning you in the
Tartarus of my faultless bones..

I will go against the corrupt wind..
Fighting the rotten leaves...
I will fly with Icarus wings.
You can never pull me down..
With chains made of envious strings..

Author's Note

Cerberus -a monster. Icarus -winged human who died by flying close to the sun.
I just vented up my feelings here... last some days have gone bad .. so here it is my effort to fight it.Hope you like it :) Enjoy!!

Reviews

[Stephen]

I just want to say, this is such a profound piece of writing. Your use of Mythological Characters are extraordinary and right on point.

It is kind of left open to interpretation as to what is trying to pull you down. The first thought for me would be despondency. I often, especially towards night fall, become despondent and need a poem such as this to motivate me to overcome my downed spirit.

Thinking more on it, I can see Satan or his demons as the one that is pulling me down. I believe that Demons possess the ability to enter thoughts into the minds of Christians, but do not believe that they can possess a Christian. But they will do everything they can to pull you down with their envious chains because they know that we are children of God, and for that they are envious. They do not want to see us marching with God and proclaiming was has set us free.

As far as the Mythology. Again Wow!!! You did not in anyway stray from the common theme. Eve Alexander the Great fits nicely.

encroaching my optimistic senses...
Pulling me down to gloomy ashes...
Eating my soul like malignant cancer!!
You think you can be the ultimate victor??

This hits home. I am a very optimistic person, but when negative thoughts come crashing in to possess my soul, it's easy to allow them to consume you, and like you stated, eat you up like cancer. We have to have counteract those thoughts and feelings with those of hope. We have to take a stand against it and fight!!!!

I will hunt you down with
Veracious Artemis's bows...

The hunter virgin goddess of the hunt

Capturing lethal cerberus
By resolute will of my own..

This gives me the image of the three headed monster, Satan's dog which could be "Legion" his demons. To overcome them, we must use God's Words.

Imprisoning you in the
Tartarus of my faultless bones..

Even this was the abyss in Greek Mythology, but very interesting that you use this to represent the fact that whenever you are being brought down, you can fight back because you are guiltless (innocent). You know there is no reason that you should be brought down and have every right to fight back.

I will fly with Icarus wings.
You can never pull me down..
With chains made of envious strings..

And finally, Icarus wings. In Greek Mythology, he escaped from Crete - island of despondency - by his wings. Something I would like to add that was very interesting. There was a warning that he should not fly to low or to high because either way he would not survive. If he flew to low, the sea's dampness would clog his wings and if he flew to high the sun would burn his wings. We have to keep an balance between the high and the low, that we may not have a great fall, or become drown in our depression.

I really wanted to take time to review this one because you have not idea how much of an impact this has had on me. I was feeling really down tonight and this really turned everything around. I will learn to recite this poem so that I can attack my despondency when it sets in. Thanks Friend. Truly a master piece for me

[Sophy Freebirds]

I am so glad my friend that this piece inspired you in your dark hours... yes we should fight w
read moreI am so glad my friend that this piece inspired you in your dark hours... yes we should fight w
ith all our might against this gnawing pessimistic attitude which tends to claw us.. Hope you have a great tommorrow :-) *takecare friend*. I will surely payback your kindness of dropping by my page.

[anne]

Wow....so powerful....only Sophy can write this...the strength of each word is forcing me to read it again and again.......I will go against the corrupt wind..
Fighting the rotten leaves...
I will fly with Icarus wings.
You can never pull me down..
With chains made of envious strings..
........excellent...:))

[Sophy Freebirds]

You humble me Anne :) thank you so much dearie

[V. P. Trujillo]

You are so adept at creating these Greek mythology inspired poems, Sophy. It is actually quite great, very epic, and amazing to read. You don't miss a beat, it all comes together very nicely.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Ohh wow.. thank you Vincent ;) glad you liked it

[Sunya]

Your use of words are wonderful :) tartarus of my faultless bones :D amazing mix of the words :))

[Sophy Freebirds]

Thank you so much Sunya ;)

[Celestial Witch Child]

I love the sheer emotion of this piece. Very well written. Amazing work.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Thank you so much :)

[Matching Socks]

And I shall sit in the arena with Dionysus sipping my wine and watching it all unfold.
:) great exhilarating write. Pleasure to read.

[Sophy Freebirds]

:p i thought it was Bacchus ;) thank you Ana....

[Matching Socks]

Depends, are we in Greece or Rome? Does it matter? I'll drink with both the gods!

[Sophy Freebirds]

:p watch out!don't be overloading.As sweet as you they might take disadvantage of it... lol

[Matching Socks]

Lol. If only my life were so exciting. :)

[Sophy Freebirds]

Ha... take a break babes ;)

[Sophy Freebirds]

Ha... take a break babes ;)

[R Smith]

wow! glad i'm not in your sights, seems you have a hunters sense and we are on the run, beautiful poem.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Yoo.. :) thank you so much Richard. I ain't gonns hunt you down :p

[Ashira Macy]

Silly proud Icarus and his wax wings. He thought himself a god, but really he was a clown.

I love this Greek kick you are on dear, it is incredibly endearing. The message in this poem is great too. No one will bring you down, and if they try they will just as soon feel your wrath. Don't cross this woman, for she is strong!

[Sophy Freebirds]

O yea and she can cross the sun to get her goal too ;) thank you Ashira.. I am suffering from MOD nowadays ;p

[Cory Barrett]

Give it hell and tear it up.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Yooo... thank you Cory

[Frieda P]

You can certainly can twist mythology in the most eloquent of ways Sophy....strong emotions reign in your poetic voice.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Thank you so much Freida... now i am going through a MOD( mythological obssession disorder) phase

[Frieda P]

Ha...I think that's a good disorder to have...you don't need a cure hon! :)

[Sophy Freebirds]

Yeppee.. i am diseased :p.. thank you so much dearie

[Frieda P]

Ha I'm sure that'll be your next masterpiece!

[Sophy Freebirds]

I will try my best to live up to your expectations Lady Dynamite ;)

[Frieda P]

Oh a new name!! haha I'll be waiting.............

[raj24]

its like you are telling your reasons of sorrow to go away or else you will cut them down to pieces... you write so well in bad days..i am wondering what a master piece we will get if you are in good mood.. waiting for more tigress..keep smiling.. u r amazing with your words :)

Raj

[Sophy Freebirds]

Ohh wow MR.wanna be prey :) thank you so much dear Raj :) waiting to check out your new works too.

[raj24]

its already there...but this time its a long one..just check :)