"Sphinx Song" - A Poem from Nearly 20 Years Ago

bucho (63)in #poetry • 7 years ago

I wrote a lot of poetry back during my undergrad days, but once I found that I enjoyed doing fiction more, I never picked it back up (despite filling a huge notebook with well-transcribed versions along with accompanying images). Since Steemit seems to have a thriving (and growing) poetry community, I thought I'd add a little fuel to that particular fire. I hope you enjoy :)

Oedipus saw right through me tonight
And left his eyeball on my dresser -
An unwanted guardian to watch over.

Predict me my future, show me my fate
Get it over with so I can decide
Whether I want to change it or not.

Spin me a riddle and every time I answer
I'll give you the wrong one.
As long as you laugh, it's okay.