Little Oedipus - A true story

Little Oedipus

It was early morning,

the mother woke up the youngster

and between supplications, and prayers

to the god of earthquakes.

She dug her fingers into the sockets

of the little boys eyes

then opened the door

of the squalid household

and cast the little Oedipus,

with blood dripping down his face,

to grope about the paths of earth

announcing the end of the world.