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
