Christina Wos' Donnelly
CREATION MYTH
All these children were unexpected
yet not unwanted.
Most I cleaned and swaddled,
made presentable.
But One
sprang full-grown
from the head of Zeus
or rather
rose up from the foam,
already splendid,
looked me in the eye
and said,
"Step aside, woman,
and hand me my fan."
Location: Buffalo, New York Email: cidonnelly@hotmail.com Publications: Word Wrights, Artvoice, Rogue Scholars
