The Lioness

She refused.

She said she won't do it.

She refused to conform to convention.

Because it went against everything she stood for.

People condemned it.

They demanded reparations.

They shamed her,

They criticized her and then they ousted her.

The fear brought on by isolation was a cold and dark place.

There was no solace.

But in her dreams one night,

when the lioness thanked her,

She found her absolution.