Poetry and Art |

| This piece was done by my daughter Emileigh I Leonard |
| DARK GODDESS By Amanda A. Leonard Black Candles ,Heavy Incense. Black dress for a mourning rite. Dark... ....So dark before Dawn. The Bones of Many Snap Beneath my Feet The sweet smoky essence of Death Surrounds my head like an adorning crown. Inhale deeply..... Fragrance so alluringly pungent it sickens me I embrace it. I am one with all . I am both Creator and Destroyer Beginning End Beginning again. Like the circle unending I face my shadow, my dark reflection. I absorb all the power it offers. With acceptance,reverence,and anticipation , I allow the melding of spirits to transpire. Dark and Powerful . My immunity to false realities created claiming hope for things achieved at the end of this pointless game. Lies and deception. Vision is reality my quest is mine alone. My rules, are the rules I myself have chosen. My fears Are only the fears I have decided to entertain In this space of transition The light and dark are neither. Only what I may accept that they may be. For I will not limit my power. Slavery I will accept no ones rules but my own. For the rules are mine alone. For this is my game and always has been since the Beginning The end The Beginning I AM DARK GODDESS |