Hear Lilith by Patricia Campagna

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
Witchs 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, Im 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 childrens 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. 

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