That Story

That Story 

Who recalls the promise

     that we     will ascend

     alongside our pharaoh

when Hathor accosts us?

That story we hear from gods

     is the same one where

     pharaohs would fold

their desires within us as if we 

     could share their fruits,

their grain, and their libations.

     Our labors may reward

     us     as well as them.

Our sacrifices may replenish

     them     and us, too.

     Our part of the bounty

may come to us,     eventually.

     But who stands     apart

     to assess that storehouse?

     Ra rises to ride Nut,

     tricks Hathor with red beer.

[mythopoeia]