#HistoricalEchoes

This isn't how I wanted
To be remembered.

Because of you,
History will always know me as
One of the many monsters
In Greek mythology
Slain by a hero
Who was sent on a supposedly
Impossible mission.

I will always be a footnote in your story;
I will always be cast as a villain,
Despite being one of the
Least villainous people
In the narrative.

You see,
I
Was meant to be something beautiful.
And I was,
Until I caught the attention of a man.

You see, Perseus,
I should have been the one with the
Hero narrative.
I mean,
I caught the attention of Posiedon and
DENIED HIM.

There are some versions of this story
In which my attempts to deny him
Were unsuccessful.
I refuse to tell you which versions are true,
Because regardless of
'What really happened,'
HE -
But a toddler throwing a
Temper tantrum -
ALWAYS decided that if he
Couldn't have me,
Then no-one could,
Dooming me to an existence
Without companionship
And with the weight of the word
'Monster'
Resting on my...