The old gods still live
Zeus sits on a throne of leather
In front of his advisors
He sits in his office
On the highest floor of the tallest building
Peering down on mere mortals
Who know him
As the man who rules the skyline
Hera waits at home
Constantly awaiting a husband
Who will never come home on time
He thunders in drunk
Smelling of too many men and women
Yet she cannot leave him
For she has made a vow of marriage
Poseidon roams the beaches
The sand has covered his feet in a fine layer of dust
That never seems to end
His hair is windswept and his skin is dark
He spends his nights in a lab
Figuring out how to save the oceans
That he once called home
Demeter lives alone on her farm
Working night and day
To distract herself from her family that has fallen apart
She waits for her daughter in the morning
Hoping she will return
From the darkness that took her
She works hard to feed the world
Apollo flies around the world daily
Playing sold out shows in every nation
Screaming lyrics in ancient languages
Of civilizations that once worshipped him
He smells like heat and sweat
And he shines brighter
Than any superstar on stage
Artemis smells like old cigarettes and tears
With blood on her knuckles and a split lip
She saves every girl she finds on the street
Once she thinks they're strong enough
She teaches them the ancient art of silent war
In hopes these girls will rise with her
To defeat the hands of monsters called men
Ares runs across battlefields
Aiding his squadron in any way he can
Guiding the wounded to shelter across sand lines
And cursing his powers of violence
He watches friends die with promises of freedom on their lips
And grows angry at the divisiveness of politics
But knowing that is what now rules war
Athena stands at an ancient podium
Smelling like old books and vegan leather
Teaching her students history in an empathetic light
And showing them hidden plots about love and war
She watches them make mistakes
And encourages them not to make the same ones
She and her family made
The old gods still live
If you know where to look
