The punishment of Prometheus (he was chained to a rock and had his eternally-regenerating liver torn out by an eagle every day) has always been a popular topic for Western artists, and why not; it's full of action poses and furious birds and gave everyone the chance to draw hands. A real win-win! And yet: Over time, folks got a little sloppy, and eventually, more often than not, Prometheus and the eagle looked like boyfriends…
you seem distracted, my love do i really
you keep staring into the middle distance oh
is that not you?
i'm always mixing up you with the middle distance
you look so much like the middle distance
i don't know what you mean, Charles that is the door well it looks a hell of a lot like a window to me darling i'm so sorry but if that won't open i'm afraid there's no other way to get inside i came an awfully long way to see you ahh i know it's so terrible but nothing i can do about how windows are made…
In case you're not familiar with the parable of the Prodigal Son, I'll give you the bare outline: A man has two sons, one of whom goes to his father, demands his inheritance, sails off and squanders every penny getting drunk with idiots.
how about this is this good yes im just going to tonelessly stare into the middle distance for a while but this is good though right yes when a woman starts staring into the middle distance that's how you know you're doing it right THIS WOMAN APPEARS TO HAVE NO NIPPLES HOW CAN YOU PARTY AT A TIME LIKE THIS buddy why would you touch it like that though…