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Testament

he created God in his image
it was nothing    to do with her
secret men's business
he created sin in her image
to control her
it was now all her fault
he alluded to her sex
as fruits of the earth   as peach   as apple
his was the python    penetrating sword
that sundered her    from the sacred grove
he hacked her tree of life
planed it   nailed
a creation unmade
crafted carpentery
his cross

he created lies   to enfold her
he wraps her in words  binds her body
enclosed  her voice muffled    unheard
her ears plugged   swathed in folds of cloth
he removes her sex     slices her pleasure away
castrated      chastised by chastity
belted    beaten    burned
only sexless is she honoured
 he appropriates her
steals   signs   symbols   signified
owns her    knows her    claims her children
transforms her changes
remakes her for his aims

she changes with the moon
fertile      seasons pass
valued virgin
maligned mother creator
without identity
she endures