Monte (not me); (I am `not me’; but not `I am’): A poem 

Not me was the humongous tower 

But me was the tower struck by lightning 

Not me was Babylonian Anu, or Hittite Alalu 

But me was Ouranos mutilated and scourged 

Not me was the hand creating Sapiens Man 

But me was Enoch negotiating with the aliens 

Not me was Ravan who abducted his own daughter, Sita 

But me was Ram walking through fire to set her free 

Not me were cities fallen to lust 

But me was Jacob wrestling with the evil angels 

Not me was the chief Rabbi of Jerusalem 

But me was Samson crushed under the pillars 

Not me was Goliath who claimed victims

But me was diminutive David with the hand sling-shot

Not me was Saint Paul the powerful Roman spy 

But me was James the Just stoned brutally to die 

Not me was the lecherous Philip the Fair or Pope Clement V 

But me was Jacques du Molay, burnt at the stake 

Not me were the Egyptian priesthood wanting their pantheon 

But me was Moses demanding and struggling for the Promised Land… 

…and in the end, never getting there!