“Helen Of Troy” by Michelle Ayon Navajas

Helen of Troy is a figure from Greek mythology whose elopement with (or abduction by) the Trojan prince Paris sparked off the Trojan War. Helen was the wife of Menelaus, the king of Sparta, and considered the most beautiful woman in the world.

Here is my poetic tribute to Helen, in conjunction with the celebration of Women’s Month.

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if silence had a voice
it would have screamed
a million battle cries
and if Helen of Troy had a choice
she would have made a statement
when she was stripped down and displayed
for men of war to choose.

kidnapped by Paris, or did she willingly escape?

if words could be wounded
it would have bled
a thousand sudden deaths
and if Helen of Troy had a choice
she would have rather died than flee away
and set off a war of ten years array.

did she find happiness and love on the way?

if Helen of Troy had lived
she could have inspired millions
of beautiful women around
in search of love and acceptance
with dignity to behold
worthy of love untold.

would you rather scream silently or bleed profusely?

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Michelle Ayon Navajas, a former college professor who taught…

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