Apollo's Sister
I am alive
My mother, she fought to bring me
To the world, a small writing mass
And yet from first breath, I aided
Her, a lone child and her mother
And soon after labor, a brother
I am the hunt
The raw force that lies within
Each and every beast, they breathe
With my breath, and tremble
As I draw back my bow, and
Flee from the bellows of my horn
I am the protector
Every child that triumphs against odds,
As I did, is sacred
And all girls my brood, until womanhood,
Virgins fair and free, they may each stand
Beside me, and gain gift of song and serenity
I am the destroyer
From what I love most, my brother takes
And though I place my sorrows into the stars
My tears flow with each fall
Of an infant, a child, a beast
Never to flourish into their own beauty
I am alive
In your books, I am virginity
In your classrooms, I am intrepidity
In your streets, I am bravery
In your homes, I am sanctuary
In your daughters, I am ferocity
I am alive and within and throught
I am Artemis