Prometheus
You are
Prometheus
bringing me fire
and then, coolly
chaining yourself
to the rock
they have sent
an eagle
to eat at you
for what you have done
to tear at
your emotions
because you
have lit the spark
because you
have filled my hands
with technology
with civilization
I am weeping
into my hands
which are filled with gifts
afraid that
you have given me
too much
that I will
take the fire and
burn up the world
because I am not worthy
because I am
a fragile
vessel.
Prometheus depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus#/media/File:Prometheus_Adam_Louvre_MR1745_edit_atoma.jpg