Magpie #83 Raven Water Woman

Into this icy pool she came
tormented by years and a thousand beginnings
her clenched fist clutched the wet earth
in her hands
the heavens melted
in her heart
the waters gathered waiting for rebirth

as slowly she raised each galvanized arm
felt each stabbing pain of the heart
as slowly she felt at last
a place this safe to just let it go

today she knew
she had come back to herself
she knew she'd be
a changed woman never to turn her back
again upon herself
allowing herself others' misery
cursing the day she was born to die

tightly with leather wrapped around her
earth-bound her lips were sealed
the voice emanated from places unknown
as slowly her soft moaning sighs became louder
deep within a door opened

as her heart leaped out of her chest
She felt the feeling of a warm hand
upon her wet dress
it was her own hand
as she rebirth herself as Raven

Today
words do not escape her
the day of her reckoning
has been mete
she is free to fly again

this disconcerted effort
connect the disconnect
fly in the face of danger

anger and shame
As her alter eagle flew
far past her on the distant horizon
Another familiar shadow did appear

As the raven set up house
in her watery grave
ah, to be wet
felt nothing like wet!

She knew and

She knew

and She knew

just what she had to do

She grew and

She grew

and She grew

as to undo and make done

with each saturated moment

as the water flows

a permanence permeated her ever pore
she became more aware

of herself

as herself

by herself

She could now scream an earth-curdling scream

as the banshee

filling her lungs with air

and filled the earth with water

and filled her heart with sky and cloud and rain

the earth

heard her

and

listened to her

and

obeyed her command

"release my womb"

as the earth goddess Gaia Reigned

These Rainbow Smiles

and thus flew our Raven

as she cawed one last time

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jj

Thank-you Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales for this prompt! (Still having problems with visual interface)