Goodbye Enheduanna

Inanna
you came near
and the mountain did not fear
so you conquered it

I see you
in my brittle anarchy
admirable, terrible, wild
but I do not love you

numinous Bona Dea
veil-wrapped feminine mystery
cackling Baba Yaga
mischevious dark wisdom

they attract my love
my devotion, my prayer

Innana
your mighty warrior-pose
your joyous love-arts
despair too old to breathe