Snakes and Pain

What am I to do, my lady, what was I to do.  

Your sworn rival took a fancy to me and no  

matter what I said, he would not take no. 

Why did he do that to me, what could have been 

his purpose. My Lady Athena, what would you 

have had me do. I am lost and none of my questions 

are ever answered. I wonder if you see what you turned 

me into as pity, a way for me to protect myself further, 

further from hurt, further from this pain of existence. 

You might have meant it as a blessing to help me  

protect myself and maybe even others, but it is a curse. 

All it does is bring wannabe heroes to my cave home. 

I am tired, nothing stops them and now it seems  

like I do not die. I just want peace and rest now. 

Please.