i was trained
--and I departed from it...
By Martha AgnesPublished 28 days ago • Updated 28 days ago • 1 min read
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i (I) was trained to be a black
widow spider--
to devour my mate
once a child had came forth for us.
i was to carry the child
sacrificially
to the Mother-God.
Mums believed that her life
could be prolonged indefinitely
(she would never die)
if her daughters continuously
fed her voracious appetite
for the inner stuffings
of our hapless offspring.
i was trained to kill and destroy
in her name.
If i dared put this training aside--
and I did--
it would be claimed that i--not she--
was the Shameless One, the Beast...
that i had destroyed lovelessly...
had martyred my Saintly Mother.
i was trained, and
I departed from it.
November 16, 1981
About the Creator
Martha Agnes
"She's kinda crazy on a good day, but fun." Martha's BFF
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