Gates of Intuition
Here is a series of haikus imagined in the voice of Enheduanna—high priestess, poet, daughter of Sargon, and the first known author in recorded history. Writing from the sacred ziggurat, she speaks of theory of mind not as modern science, but as divine intuition, emotional nuance, and the struggle to read the hearts of gods and humans alike.
Her worldview is steeped in ritual, divination, and the blurred boundary between self and the divine.
Through Incense and Flame
The god looks inward—
but I must name what I see
through incense and flame.
Inanna Withdraws
Inanna withdraws.
I trace the tilt of her moods
in the river’s curve.
Both Masks
A man’s eyes flicker.
Does he doubt, or does he burn?
I must wear both masks.
Borrowed Voices
Dreams are not my own—
they arrive in borrowed voice.
Still, I must answer.
Shadow She Hides
When I speak her name,
I taste the shadow she hides.
Prayer is translation.
What is not spoken
I map the silence
between the god and the king—
what is not spoken.
To Shape the Divine
Mind is no temple.
It crumbles, then lifts its dust—
to shape the divine.
