Ever Since Eve

For every generation born since the gods became male,
some suddenly enlightened cleric
declares discovering the source of the world's hardships
and lays blame at the feet of women.
Cover her, silence her, hobble her
the mere fact of her sex creates danger,
her temptation too great to resist.
Yet by virtue of bearing all she has endured,
all sordid attempts to conquer and control,
for every generation born since the goddesses reigned,
women still stand in the light, sacrosanct.

(c)2010 Noreen Braman