Gorgon Stare

A hideous demi-god, the last born of three gorgons
Cursed by the Goddess Athena
Lays dormant in a crypt just along the river Styx
...now a battle-worn arena

Filled with men catatonic
Permanent state of panic

Behold a littered scene, statuettes; petrified screams
Pillars of fallen heroes
Some posed to the attack others broken, chipped & cracked
Many pierced with arrows

Quick avert your eyes
She has the power to hypnotize
Those who dare enter here
Better beware the gorgon stare

She slithers through the dark, flying arrows find their mark
The soldiers quickly scatter
With a horrific groan their commander turns to stone
Topples over and shatters

One by one catatonic
Permanent state of panic

Quick avert your eyes
She has the power to hypnotize
Those who dare enter here
Better beware the gorgon stare