How to Use The Double Axe
Reflections on how to axe the pink tax
Recently, I witnessed ancient rites performed by an elderly widow,
as she dealt with workmen who treated her as a stupid, old bimbo.
She admitted being tempted to use profanity
but stoically held onto dignity and sanity.
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When dealing with poor workmanship, she transformed, as does Jekyll into Hyde.
To rebuke, in a constructive manner, causes a headache. It is quite painful to chide.
She let her anger dissolve. She could not endure a fight.
She calmed her thoughts, then worked to make it right.
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It was not the first time she had encountered the unfair pink tax.
She recognized that her only option was to use the double axe.
The axe is a symbol of life, death, and rebirth,
associated with religious rituals, that join heaven and earth.
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The double axe is formed when lunar nodes, Rahu and Ketu, are marked with an eclipse.
The shadow planets reflect how relationships renew by following the same scripts.
The stars of Orion form the axe, as Sirius’ appearance marks the changes of season.
The hunter, sacred cow, and the herd appear, under the eye of Taurus, with no sign of treason.
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The symbol of the axe moves to Earth from the sky.
It metamorphosizes into a female’s labia and then a butterfly.
Minoans from Crete and Amazons knew the Labrys is a symbol of power.
It offered authority for Zeus, and protection for the not-so-delicate flower.
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The widow saw the workers lacked connectedness, this clouded glimpses of humanity,
Her natural response, did not depend upon nor care about vanity.
The Mistress of the Animals used her double edge sword
to carve a labyrinth, by hitting the sweet spot of a sensitive chord .
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That old woman wielded the double-edged axe.
Quick as lightning it fell. Without any physical or verbal attacks
she said, “Although women have different parts of anatomy than a man
they do see when things simply aren’t right- that they can.”
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‘Honour yourself,’ the old women ‘s words and actions pleaded.
If she did her job well, a glimpse of humanity would be reseeded.
The workers entering her maze were lost until they follow her thread.
They needed to prove their skill to themselves, by not being a blockhead.
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The axe forms a fluke, (a whale’s tail), representing wisdom, nourishment and grace.
The axe hews the bull-headed, who use and abuse, without having them lose face.
The bull-headed were sacrificed, as in times of old.
Atonement, peace and knowledge returned as foretold.
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The woman explained,“I forgive the workers, but not what they have done.
Forgiveness lets a person find peace and heal, in the long run.
Guiding those in need requires concern and compassion.
Clarity, faith, hope and charity, never go out of fashion.”
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Katherine D. Graham
My stories usually present facts, supported by science as we know it, that are often spoken of in myths. Both can help survival in an ever-changing world.
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Comments (2)
Oh wow, this was so fascinating. I had no idea that there was so much to an axe. Your poem was so deep and I loved it!
What a compelling portrayal of resilience! The transformation of the elderly widow from a recipient of scorn to a wielder of profound, symbolic power is truly inspiring. It speaks volumes about inner strength and the art of turning adversity into a moment of teaching and grace.