Oh, is that how it happened.
Theseus, upright and strong
held the monstrous Minotaur at arm's length
and slew him with one stroke.
But this minotaur is not dead yet.
See how he grapples with Theseus
pulling at his iron body
--only mortal after all--
How easily his legs would buckle
his knife point away from that trusting
blank cow eye.
How easily history could change--
Man not triumph,
not take the world for his own
Theseus, drop the knife
let this fallen half-demon be
Let him cry on your shoulder.
Let us be.