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| Illustration by Arna Baartz, My Name is Lilith |
In
dark wind, tree branches brush hair
Equal
with Adam, she rejects subordination
Older
sister of Eve slithers
Stealer
of the childish
Generating
Furies
Diana,
Hecate, Cassandra scream
Kali
stands firm with Her sword
Salome
and Delilah, provocateurs unmasking
Magdalene
loves the human
Kiss
me, shrew Kate
Witch’s
brew, Elphaba flies
Virginia
Wolff calls bluff
Sylvia
Plath burns
Hedwig,
nature’s angel, soars
Over
Angela Davis’ halo and
Notorious
AOC
Love
forged in fire
She
has been warned
Nevertheless,
She persists
And
yes, I’m still with Her
Emma
calls BS
Oracle
at Delphi, She creates
The
words you hear
What
truth pours on anointed
Know
thyself but not too much, honey
Lilith,
Destroyer of destruction
Daemon
in service of divine creation
Prophet
of earth, waking us up
Hear
Her roar before the silence
©2019
Patricia Campagna
An excerpt from the upcoming Girl God Anthology, Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves.
Patricia
Campagna was a ballet dancer and Pilates teacher for forty years
before the poetry came. She has read her poems in Texas at Inprint
House, Ecclesia, Unity Church of Houston, Poets Reading the News,
various protest marches and Round Top Poetry Festival. Her poem,
"Woke" was published in the Round Top Anthology 2018. She
has written a children’s
book and four books of poetry, among them A Post-Obama Survival
Guide. She lives with her husband and their rescue dog Bella in
Houston.
Powerful, thank you!
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