medusa needs not be re-written

they say that

Medusa was the villain.

wrong and evil,

a force against nature,

and yet all at once a victim

of her own malfeasance.

and yet,

in "re-writing" a myth,

we bring to light

our own mistakes.

as Medusa was

Raped

in her own goddess'

Temple,

and that goddess then

Punished

her instead of choosing to

Listen.

a re-write is not needed to see

that Medusa is the first

ME TOO.

Athena chose to stand with

the Criminal

instead of Another Woman;

because the former

seemed easier, and

the Other Gods said to,

and why should A Man

be punished

for falling prey

to A Woman's beauty.

perhaps instead of

re-writing a myth,

we should look at the past

and recognize

that History does indeed

Repeat Itself,

lest we find ourselves

making another Medusa

out of a wronged woman.