My Turn -- Reader Contribution
by Jesamyn Angelica

I am the fierce guardian of the sacred Earth on whom you stand.
I am Moon Womyn of the Great Hunt.
I am truth and justice.
I am She who protects womyn, defends the innocent,
and destroys the guilty.
I am Fire, Transformation and Passion.
All acts of righteous anger and honesty are my rituals.
I am Diana-Artemis, Durga, Athena.
I am Medusa, Anat, Lillith,
Zorya, Nieth, Minerva.
I am the anger you fear and hope for.
I am the freedom to walk safely in the night alone.
I am the courage to stand up for what is right,
as you speak Truth with the voice I have given you.
I am the wisdom left after peeling off the layers.
I am the Wild One,
the knowledge of the forest, the animals and the Mother.
I was with you when you found your Voice,
And I will be with you as the patriarchy dies
and the new Sisterhood is born.

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