she walks, head high

hands and feet unbound

wind caressing her bare chest

quiet dignity;  eyes profound

her gaze bold and  bright

with the wisdom ancient

as the battle ruins she now trods upon

w o m a n

hero

architect

g o d d e s s

she is her own

a voice above the onslaught

with her hands,  she builds;

destroys--

with the universe for a mind

and galaxies for eyes

she walks

lo and behold!