Dear Atalanta
Dear Atalanta,
Trust not the envious witches
or the conceited gods.
Dear Atalanta,
Listen not to the impatient kings
or the misogonist men.
Dear Atalanta,
Fear not the savage man-horses
or the untamed beast.
Dear Atalanta,
Trust only yourself
listen only to yourself
and fear only yourself.
For your fate writes itself in the stars
and you, my dear, have already won.
This poem is about:
Me