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Painted (as a) whore,
offered as a bribe,
fathered by the greatest rapist
masquerading as graceful feathered force.
Taken from a king, given to a second son.
Perhaps Leda betrayed her, too.
Could a woman refuse a goddess?
The wall burned as it should.
So shall we.
About the Creator
Harper Lewis
Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.
Intertextuality is my passion.
Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.
My words are mine, not a robot’s.
MA English literature, CofC
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