GODDESSES WITH AMNESIA

 

We forgot who we are

Call it gender amnesia

But it is time to remember

Think and know

We are

No matter our political or

Religious affiliation

We are

Storm Charmers

Healers

Lovers

Nurturers

Maids

Teachers

Activists

Nutritionists

And this is all

In our own homes

We are

So much more

Double the above

When we work outside

Most importantly

We

Every one of us

Have incredible

Beauty

Our faces

Our bodies

All perfection

We must not let ourselves

Be compared to the unreality

Hidden in flatscreens

Hanging on our walls

Dangerously playing

With our minds

Remember,

We are stardust

And that can never be

Anything but beauty

Please don’t forget who we are…

 

© 2023 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)

IMAGE: Goddess Saraswati with veena by Alamy

 

This equally applies to men, but I address it to women because

Even after sixty years of feminist consciousness-raising

We are still starving ourselves to be thin

We are still staring into mirrors with dread

We are thought never good enough to ourselves

Let alone anyone else

But please remember,

We are goddesses!