
”I have come to resurrect
the Goddess.
She wasn’t crucified
but she was torn apart.
Forced to bleed and breed against her will,
I can hear her heart beating
even still.
I have come to resurrect
the Queen,
whose throne was thrown
into the sea.
Deep below the blue green,
those waves of triumph gone unseen.
I have come to resurrect
the Girl,
told to hide the light in her eyes
And fire in her soul.
Bought and sold for gold,
though her voice remains,
untamed and bold.
I have come to resurrect
the Mother.
Wise lines around her eyes
from all the smiles and cries,
wondering if her newborn daughter
would ever look upon her father.
I have come to resurrect
the Goddess.
She wasn’t crucified
but she was torn apart.
She will rise from beneath
the great stones,
skin and bones,
with light in her eyes and a flaming heart.
Jewels Ahl
Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes