Medusa Was Misunderstood, Too
- Medusa Was Misunderstood, Too
(Hydra Constellation – Water Snake)
deer regenerate antlers each summerancestral cellular memory,filigreed bones fusing fasterthan any other in the known universerepair devoid of violence is beautiful in spite of itselfand the healthier the animalthe stronger the headdressHydranine-headed (one immortal)grew two heads in place of each one severed rather than heads, blossoms rather than blossoms, resolvethe monster appears in the night sky a crooked kite string drawn by a too-dark eyebrow penciland always gives away its giftsby way of assault [End Page 182]
Amy Strauss Friedman is the author of the poetry collection The Eggshell Skull Rule (Kelsay Books, 2018) and the chapbook Gathered Bones are Known to Wander (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2016). Amy's poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and her work has appeared in The Rumpus, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, decomP, and elsewhere. Her work can be found at amystraussfriedman.com.
