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Queen of the Night
by Alex Grehy
Amadeus gave me the best tunes, as
befits the devil he believed me to be,
demonic, of the dark, female.
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And at the end of his tale, my daughter weds,
as befits a young woman, adoring acolyte
to a priest of the light, who proclaims victory.
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Know you this, the light can NEVER win, it
is so difficult, so costly, to sustain, for fuel is
finite and even the sun will burn out one day.
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I am the dark, always present, for the light
creates shadows; in the encroaching night
their small fires are not equal to my power.
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One day my daughter will understand that the
love she was promised was shackled to more
onerous obligations – duty, expectation, obedience.
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One day, she will see that their light is fixed on her
shortcomings, shading her strength, concealing her
resolve; when she flees their constraints, I will be her shield.
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She will return to me, wiser, for we are women, mothers, goddesses.
Our darkness needs no resource beyond endurance, our patient
fortitude will conquer, and we will write our own melodies.
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Fiction © Copyright Alex Grehy
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
More from author Alex Grehy:
Last Species Standing
Alex Grehy (she/her) enjoys writing quirky, thought-provoking horror and is a regular contributor to The Sirens Call and Ladies of Horror Flash Project. Her fiction and essays on being a lady of horror have featured in a range of publications, including Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora. Alex’s first poetry collection, Last Species Standing, which explores mankind’s relationship with nature and technology, is available on Amazon.
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