Medusa Today
Medusa
Beautiful;
Innocent;
Free.
Medusa
Raped by Poseidon,
Villainized by Athena,
Slaughtered by Perseus.
Medusa
Left alone in the Temple, thinking that the goddess would save her.
Instead
Her hair turned to snakes
Her skin to scales
Her elegant fingers to claws.
Medusa, transmogfrified:
Terrible;
Monstrous;
Trapped.
But instead what would happen if Medusa existed today?
If a woman found her
Alone
And hurt
After being defiled by a man.
The woman would believe her
Not blame her
Save her and go after the man that hurt her.
Poseidon
Held accountable for his crimes.
Athena
Supporting a fellow woman.
And Medusa
Called victim instead of
Monster.