Cassandra was unpopular in Troy
As prophets tend to be throughout the ages
In general, prognosticating sages
Are not received with gratitude and joy
Troy’s days are numbered, she wailed under trance
The coming horror vivid in her visions
Could Priam, Hector, alter their decisions
After they saw Apollo’s priestess’ dance?
Ten years, a stalemate, then a craven trick
A cautionary tale, unheeded warning
Andromache, the Trojan women, mourning
And in the end, Odysseus, the slick
Did win the war, a wooden horse to blame
Cassandras – term for disbelieved predictors
Since history is written by the victors
Unheeded prophets rarely gather fame
Author notes: Image from Wikipedia https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784381-Prophesy
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