Pity Achilles

pity Achilles -- the man's chief appeal is
his weaker, assailable heel
Peloponnese knows it isn't his knees
those were a part of his deal
Thetis his mother, 'twas she and no other
dunked him, head first, in the Styx
made him impervious, rude and discourteous
words might still hurt, but not sticks
should have let go -- mothers know this is so
he might still be marauding today
and his Myrmidon fellas -- to a man, they were jealous
would be following into the fray

so pity Achilles -- a man that I feel is
woefully misunderstood
though you never can tell -- all is well that ends well
he might live in the end -- Hollywood