Athena

Contributor: Russ Cope

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Spear and wings,
victory and kindness,
she is loving to them
as she leads them away

Wise, prudent,
mouth full of blood,
eyes full of conflagration,
the battlefield littered.


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Russ Cope is a writer from West Virginia. He's been in food service, janitorial service, and many other jobs. His poems have appeared on Poetry Super Highway.