Chicken Teriyaki Bowl #7

When Shamhat was sent
to tame the wild man,
what was her feeling?
Was it for Ishtar,
religious duty?
Respect for the King?
Maybe fear of him?
Did she go in love,
desiring all men?
Was it in cold fear
of the animal?

Before she saw him,
Enkindu, the man,
how did she prepare?
Did she pray to gods
with hands uplifted?
Was she cool and calm
planning her conquest?
Was her future clear
or clouded with mist?
Did she weep before
setting out to him?

The woman, Shamhat,
did she dream of more?
Of life outside the
temple of Ishtar?
Was the temple big
enough for her dreams
or did Shamhat long
for life beyond sex?
Pf what did she think
before she met the
wild man, Enkindu?