the most beautiful woman in the world

21 Jan 2019

the most beautiful woman in the world

helen of troy
hatchling of zeus
or so the story goes

oh how the gods loved
to play their games
this time disguised
as a beautiful white swan
protecting the lovely leda
from predator eagle
before seducing and raping
the queen of sparta

how forcefully did he
execute his will
on the helpless beauty
his enormous wings
pinning her down
in violent copulation
perpetuating the commingling
between god and human
further complicating
true bloodlines
throughout the course
of human history

january two thousand nineteen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved

Posted in Poetry and tagged greek mythology, poem, Poetry

14 thoughts on “the most beautiful woman in the world”

Shawna on January 21, 2019 at 8:25 pm said:

Rape or not, this is hot.

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- j matthew waters on January 21, 2019 at 8:52 pm said:
  
  an interesting story to say the least ~ told in many different ways
  
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- Finally awake on June 21, 2019 at 9:41 am said:
  
  Only a prude doesn’t find the idea of violent copulation hot. Great piece, for sure.
  
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stillight on January 21, 2019 at 9:46 pm said:

Leda and the Swan… I’ve always found interesting.

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- j matthew waters on January 22, 2019 at 6:22 am said:
  
  Yes, I agree with you, Jennifer.
  
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Lara/Trace on January 22, 2019 at 9:27 am said:

I like this!

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- j matthew waters on January 22, 2019 at 12:43 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Trace!
  
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Judy Eun Kyung Kim on January 22, 2019 at 11:37 am said:

I love it!

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- j matthew waters on January 22, 2019 at 12:44 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Judy!
  
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  - Judy Eun Kyung Kim on January 22, 2019 at 12:45 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome Matthew⚘
Denise Carruthers on January 22, 2019 at 4:05 pm said:

ravishing and raunchy, love it.

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- j matthew waters on January 22, 2019 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Denise!
  
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mkrashes on January 24, 2019 at 5:58 pm said:

what she said (Denise) (!)

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- j matthew waters on January 24, 2019 at 7:27 pm said:
  
  thanks you two!
  
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poetry by j matthew waters