The Self-Domesticating Genius

Thin-lipped, large-eyed,
Mono-browed, smooth,
Youthful marble
Cheeks, wavy hair—

Ninana of
Eanna, five
Or so thousand
Years ago, you

Were the goddess
Who needed us
As servants, made
For you who made

You to order
Ourselves so we
Would remember
To worship you.