and i sing to athena — o glorious goddess
who sent the heavens reeling as she stepped
forth. i sing to thee, bright-eyed & ever-quick,
with your inventive fingers ever tracing the
mind to balance thought. i ask that you
strip away the clouds of unreason, bare only
the purest of truth before mine eyes — o, favored
goddess, bless my words so they are clear
and ring resolute. give me the strength to
know the true mettle of those who rage against me.
ready my hands like shields, my heartbeat like water,
oil and honey on my tongue — prepare me, o grey-eyed
beauty, for victory.
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