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Medusa's
Mask (shield) of Righteous Rage
Kerryn
Coombs-Valeontis
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i
wear medusa’s mask
the
righteous rage of it—(not righteous indignation
or
anger—it is more furious than that)
because
you can’t go around
being
that angry—it needs a shield or it would
wither
those who bothered with it
or
tripped over it
it
does burn those who look in—
those
who love me most, do that
and
i burn again each time, with
them—yet
it is my ally
defending
me in the loneliness
of
being right—a victims place
of
vindication
her
only option when such violation
blows
the circuit breaker of truth
but
i sometimes dream of winged
horses
and think I can feel feathers
brush my face…
©Kerryn
Coombs-Valeontis, an excerpt from the upcoming girl god anthology, Re-visioning Medusa: from Monster to Divine Wisdom.
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