The Prometheus Man

[Richard]

Hey Chorus,
Welcome to the site

I like a lot of the language in this poem. The title really affected my understanding, but I'll go into more detail below:

Once,
Angels left heaven for a day  -Due to the title, I am assuming the speaker is a shipwright, or someone close to them. Because of this, I thought a lot of this first stanza is describing planes moving through the sky.
And blazed through the skies
Like golden meteors 
Leaving contrails of stardust -I am assuming this is the trail left by a plane. This entire stanza is wonderful in its imagery, but if it wasn't for the title, I don't think I would have had the same interpretation of it. To be honest, I read Todd's critique and liked his interpretation of the poem better than my own. This isn't really a critique point, but more food for thought for you as a poet.
In their wake -I am hardly a punctuation guy, but I think you should think about adding some periods in this poem.


Oh, how I spite those glittering roads -Of course the shipwright is going to hate the planes because they are ruining his/her livelihood.
For yanking at my chains -I don't quite get this line. I just keep thinking of the expression about yanking someone's chain, which seems a bit clichéd to me.
And how I turn green
At the sight of seagulls -This is a wonderful ending. The image of turning green has a double meaning, and the ill feelings towards the seagull are totally understandable.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this poem, and I look forward to seeing how you revise it.

Cheers,
Richard