When I stood on Pharos <br />and locked my hand on Proteus, <br />he changed from man to snake to dragon <br />and terrible fear went through my thoughts. <br /> <br />I first sneaked up to him <br />and crawled to the place <br />where he was sleeping <br />and were nearly drowned, <br /> <br />when he changed into a gigantic octopus <br />and stuck on me with eight sucking arms <br />and drew me into the waves <br />and water went foaming over me. <br /> <br />When eventually he got his own form <br />he was finished with his illusions <br />and did forecast the truth and still, <br />nothing could make pretty Helen stay with me.<br /><br />Gert Strydom<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/king-menelaus-about-proteus/
