Lilith and Inanna

I was sold a dream, a fantasy, an illusion. 

A trick, painted to look pretty. 

A seductive pull away from reality. 

But 

slowly

my eyes began to open. 

I wore the dresses, put on the tiara, yet blood would always drip down my legs. stain my skirts, expose my hurt, my human thirst.

I… 

Ignored the fact,

I didn’t need to earn the crown.

I tried as hard as I could to silence the unrelenting wilderness inside of me…

But alas 

I cannot be the obedient one. 

I cannot dissolve myself into any other. 

I can never relinquish my devotion to myself. 

Everything must die to live. 

But not everything must chop off its truth in exchange for what never fills. 

I do not need to be seen and understood for what I truly am. 

My purpose is not to be perceived. 

So, 

Inanna will not make the wild maiden leave the Huluppu Tree

Instead they fall in love.
They teach each other.

I will worship the snake who could not be charmed, never fear it. 

I will learn to fly from the bird, each feather an oracle. 

I offer up every story, every programmed belief 

That is taking me away from loves true face.

This is my sacrifice. 

I will not chop down what I have grown.

I will worship the wild, the unknown.

I will never sacrifice the low hum

of true human need.

The Huluppuu Tree, Shall Teach Me. 

Lilith Doesn’t Have To Leave.