For today's poem, I drew inspiration from the "Past and Future" #NaPoWriMo Prompt of the day, which is as follows:
"This prompt challenges you to write a poem using at least one word/concept/idea from each of two specialty dictionaries: Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction."
So, after perusing the two very different, very intriguing Dictionaries, I chose "Dionysus", from the Classical Dictionary on the Internet Archives [https://archive.org/details/aclassicaldicti00lempgoog/page/n267/mode/2up], and - having a propensity towards Alliteration - I chose "Disruptor", from the Historical Sci-Fi Dictionary [https://sfdictionary.com/].
Here's what came of all this..
The Neoteric Dionysus
04.12.2021
Here come the twice-born god
Drawing you into his demented bubble
Beware, this so-called lover
This silver-tongued, diamond-eyed fraud
Beware, for here lies trouble
You may pursue him for his charm
Fall prey to his wit
But make no mistake
This god means you harm
Run, or you may submit
This disruptor of lives
Swimming about in his ritual madness
Poured from a river of pain
A place of darkness, from which he thrives
Beautifying pity, enshrining sadness
He shall take advantage of the power he holds
Fancying himself a poet
He'll whisk you away
In abstruse untruths he's told
Protect your heart, lest he forgo it
And forgo he will, as he is wont to do
He'll build you up, tear you down
Rip you apart
And when he's through
He won't stick around
He'll offer you wine
And a kind word, or three
Before drifting off forever
An act so benign
It'll leave you wondering...
If you're truly free