all this she gave me –
Durga, Hard to Reach,
Mahakali, dark one,
Chandika, red-fanged killer,
Chamunda, stomach body

and then more she gave me –
Prajña, her instructions,
river and her yakshis,
Svayambhu and Kundali,
homa and the corpses,
androgynous Ardhanari

her rhythms were my lifebreath
her epic my survival

SVAHA

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