Goddess Supreme
Before the dawn of time recorded
When history was not yet distorted
I alone was the God of Earth
Of all celestial stars of birth
For from my womb did mankind grow
The seeds of life I did bestow
From my breasts flowed the milky way
My silent stare made mountains of clay
The Supreme God was female in face and form
My emotions created both calm and storm
Sadness brought tears to my eyes
Thus rain fell heavily from the skies
My anger flared and deeply burned
And so the force of wind was churned
Happiness brought the sun to shine
To kiss the grapes, so sweet the wine
For I am Hera, worshipped as God above
Once solely, before giving Zeus my love
Now in history, to him I am subjugated
Preceived as a jealous shrew, who irritated
The wrath of Hera now so widely known
Instead of all the seeds I'd sown
Power was mine to wield with hand
I made the mistake of loving a man
But for his crimes I sent many trials
I simply did not believe his denials
His son Hercules was proof to me
Infidelity I could clearly see
And so my wrath was angrily born
A rift in power and time was torn
Hades filled with those of misdeed
The world was filled with jealousy and greed
My eyes sent daggers, that turned into snakes
Foam from my mouth spewed, forging lakes
Rage so powerful shook my slender form
Thus the mighty earthquake was born
For every lie that was told to me
Another soul was chained, unfree
For I am Hera, God of this world
My anger now has been unfurled
Man had the opportunity to a life so sweet
Instead he chose to just lie and cheat
For his sins I have cast woe upon this land
To endure is the destiny of every single man
"Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned"
This lesson man should have learned
In Hades the fires of hate do burn
As my wrath continues to twist and turn
Copyright © Bernadette Langer | Year Posted 2006
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