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
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