A Letter to Eve

Dear Eve,

 

I feel you have been wronged,

Not just by the snake in the garden,

But by heaven’s convoluted plan.

In your hand and in your mouth,

An apple of contradictory narratives.

They saw only two paths for you,

The Madonna or the Mistress.

They chose for you.

I am sorry you were taken advantage of, subjugated, and punished.

I am sorry that you have been objectified and ostracized by your male counterparts.

When they should have been one with you, they rejected you and threw you down,

Tore you apart and left you.

I can feel the blood that pools from the bottom of your soul.

Dark and thick.

I can feel it.

They

Humiliated you time and time again

Mutilated your precious body

Drowned you in every lake

Burned you at the stake

Stoned you with every heavy stone

Used you until you were no more

For years, they forced you through the most horrible things…

Taught you to be less than what you are and to accept it.

Took everything away from you.

Your innocence

Your happiness

Your passions

Your rights

Your autonomy

Your humanity

Your reason to live

But even though they have forced you into

Submission, obedience, and self-hatred,

They will never be rid of you.

I know better…

For you are everywhere.

 

You are the most powerful

The most beautiful

The most feminine

The most talented

The most nurturing

The most empathetic

The most intelligent

The most passionate

The most divine.

You are within each of us,

forever stirring.

You are

A

Part

Of

Me.

A

Part

Of

You.

We are one and the same.

We will never be tamed.

 

Love,

 

Mary