Amazonian~ By Silvia Angulo

I was the ancient demised
Amazon

Tall six foot
antiquated sisters of mine
drifted in barbaric spirit
of forgotten wisdom

Along with them
I stomped
fertile lands
designing temples
so tough and monumental

all to call upon
the name

Mother!
Gaia Goddess…

I ravaged
weak grounds
taking them
as my own 

carving homes
in stone
with titillating tools
formed brazen
by my bones

I cut my breast
as a symbol
of feminine
strength
and cunningness

becoming a better
huntress

tracking faster
aiming arrows
in the dark
to kill game

I took men
at night’s keep
then disposed of them
when the moon peaked

refusing male forms
of masculine only
I solely
sought pleasure 

filling myself
with life
continued…

But my lineage
slipped cliffs…

I aimed
high
chanting
to make
shelters shaped
of warrior women wombs

all to leave them behind
like tombs

beaten to be removed
by history’s
suppression 
destruction promoted
by patriarchy’s
oppression


Author Bio:
Silvia is Creative Writing MFA student and feminist who has also been published in Haggard & Halloo Literary Magazine. She currently resides in Queens NY.