YaLa Poetry | She Lays Down Her Sword by Abigail Levitt, Israel
The Knight in shining armor
Takes her helmet off
To reveal her golden hair
Her powerful pelvis
Her life-bearing womb
She lays down her sword
And washes away her sins
She looks up at the stars
At the tower
At the rope
Made of women’s hair
All the women who came before her
Feels their pain
As she climbs
To rescue her beloved
Self
From inside
The walls
Built by men
To keep her imprisoned
One day she’ll free them too
But for today
It is enough
To save herself
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