“Sovereign Vashti”
I do not
Give my power
Away to others
No king can
Command me against
My own will
I live in
Alignment with my
Norms and values
I choose freedom
Over being queen
28th-3-2021
Painting “Queen Vashti” (1880)
By Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889)
Poem by Jasper Kesteloo
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