Artemisia

Artemisia:
you got even
in spite of being raped
drawn to court
tortured -
eventually
went away from
Rome - your father
and your rapist

Artemisia:
You painted
voluptuously angry
sly Judith -
killing Holofernes
several times
under different titles

Artemisia:
In your portraits
you managed to
show all victims of rape
what they should
- emasculate their rapists


Artemisia:
Your paintings
and your pain
live on - but the women
who are raped
know forever
the anger you portray