MEDUZA

Who knew that Perseus would fulfill that desire? The head of Medusa, young, beautiful, but naive, punished with the excuse of being violated as an intruder? In Athena's temple, Poseidon, without a heart, desired the Gorgon and, without pity, used her. Without pity, he forced her and, satisfied, discarded before the eyes of Athena, the beautiful young woman he forgot. Being the only mortal, she was left defenseless. What was Athena thinking, that she punished her without pity? Envious of her flowing hair, She turned it into snakes, a writhing snare, And cursed her beauty, so no one would stare. Poor Gorgon, what a cruel fate, Punished for being so fair, She knew hell's gate, Beneath the Greek god's lustful stare, Used and abandoned, without a care, By the goddess of war's wrathful air.