Bloodguilt

Pay the ultimate price from cradle to grave
For the sins committed by my father, the mighty Zeus
Poisoned by my stepmother, my nemesis, the hateful Hera
Suffering on a scale unknown to men
Determined to make my life a living hell
Sending madness into my dreams
Turned the loved ones into the hated to be killed
Committing the most unspeakable horrors of all times...
With my blood covered body I woke up from this nightmare
Bloodstains mark the guilt on me, the guilt I have to bear
My bloodrage subsides into intense remorse
An anguish which will plague me forever...

My bloodguilt...

To be purified from the everlasting grief
Slay the golden Lion from the caves of Nemea
The ferocious monster, this warrior killer
Devours their remains and leaves their bones to rot

As told by child: “Within thirty days if you’ll return alive
In your father’s honour, a lion sacrifice”

Try to slay this beast with skin as steel
Not to be harmed by arrow, claws in my skin
Stunned this monster with my club and with my strength
I strangled it to death

As told by man: “If not returned alive
As a mourning offering, a ram sacrifice”

My bloodguilt...

As told by Gods, noticing my plight
“To skin this pelt, use its claws as knives”

On the thirtieth day, I returned alive
With carcass on my back, the King stunned
Amazed and terrified of my success
This was only the beginning of it all