A Reckoning with The Morrigan by Iris Eve

Becoming Morrigan Barbara O' Meara


what arrogance you show
strutting around
like you own this place

wearing your inhumanity
like a badge of honor

you desecrate the very air
with the stench of your entitlement

your violence reeks of weakness

you feed on fear
& harness power through pain

you prey like a monster

& i have been here
silently watching you
all
this
time

i watched you violate Her daughters
i watched you enslave Her sons
i watched you poison the very well
from which you drink

you betray your own heart
you make weak your own will

& now
in Her name
i have come
wearing her wrath
bearing your fate
bringing victory to victims
i feed on monsters

i have been sent to reclaim you
devour you
decay you
turn you over
like compost
until you are humus

only then you will know humility
only there you will remember sovereignty

this is your reckoning

Poem and art from our upcoming anthology, Warrior Queen: Answering the Call of The Morrigan

Iris Eve is a poet, singer-songwriter, artist, tarot reader and the founder and curator of "SHE On The Tip Of Her Tongue”, a popular social media site that amplifies the voices and art of women. You can find her at cunningandkeening.com

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