ARTEMIS | AND THE GIRL HOWLED AND SAID, I AM ONE WITH THE MOON AND NEVER WITH YOU.
she runs barefoot
through the wilderness,
and some swear they saw
wolves in her shadow;
her footsteps shake the ground
but she slips silently
through trees and grass
like she was meant to hide between them
(she was never meant
for earth.)
ethereal beauty radiates
from her very being,
as she stands lit by moonlight;
skin dark as ebony,
eyes haunted by the stars.you could take her
for an angel,
but child, make no mistake—
she is anything but.
(just ask the many boys
who dared to taunt her,
if you can find
what's left of them.)
silver tipped arrows shiver
at her hand,
but unlike cupid
hers are never aimed for pleasure
and they never miss their mark;
one wrong move
one slighted girl
and she'll be there,
defender of every girl
who's heart a foolish boy
has dared to mangle.
men of every age and creed
have come to fear her steely gaze,
the subtle growl in her voice
growing to a crescendo of
righteous fury and rage—but hush.
kneel.
hold out your hands,
and wait.eyes stare out from hollow sockets
awaiting penance
and retribution.
saver of girls but lover of none,
she awaits the day when
the whole human race
can repay her for the one it took
from her;
silly mortals starting bloody games
they are too weak to finish,
and that moonlit girl
with constellations in her skin
went to join the stardust
she was made from.there was never a less quiet forest,
never a more agonized heart,
than the one of the goddess
set in darkness,
who loved but once
and lost.her silent army of war hardened girls
still buckles at that sound,
and they erase the name
from their tongues,
but still their silver warrior
demands payment.
a thousand men will never
be worth the life they took,
but she will never stop seeking
her justice.let the little girls worship
her bloodstained,
war torn beauty;
let the little boys revel
in her rage;
let them all grow to love her—
and let them all die
afraid.

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ПоэзияRINSE AND REPEAT if gods are only human, then they must be devils too. [ greek mythology ] [ 2016 - present ]