Who Is Prometheus?
Who is Prometheus? And why is he at Rockefeller Center At the skating pond? And will the world end In fire or ice? Some say in fire: The knowledge of who we are What we have undone. Others say ice: Inert, alone, and--forgive me--isolated. Nobody argues that we will end. (Have you noticed?) We will end. Who is Prometheus? To steal fire From Zeus and give it To mortals. We set ourselves apart From the animals with fire. We set ourselves apart From father and mother. Some say this inflamed Zeus With jealousy But that’s confusing Zeus with Yahweh, Olympus with Sinai. From Harney Mountain, Zeus sees the fire That will burn life down. Prometheus, golden boy of the little pond In a concrete canyon, Who are you?