Thurs March 8, 2012  Damsel

The other side of yin

We all come from them ...women
Some of us are also lucky enough to be a woman

The grandmother who bore our father
The grandmother who bore our mother
The adopted grandmother who bore our heart-mother

From the mother we never quite knew because she died in our youth
Or the woman who is our mother still...
The step mother who was our siblings mother
The step mother who became our heart-mother

The front runners and fort home holders
Who when given the chance forged firsts
Divorces when they weren’t popular
Supporting war efforts by becoming “Rosie’s”
And even in more modern times actually wearing combat boots

We sometimes remain childless
We bare sons and daughters with our man or without them
We make her’story along side history
We have been slaves, as well as freed them
We are shy, bold, warm and cold
We are puzzles that may never be solved with the pieces we posses

We are yang - complimentary opposites
And that will have to do as we the majority of the human race
Out live and often out pace those who try and oppose and disgrace us
We are writers, poets, artists, chiefs, chefs, and any other profession you can name
Whether or not we chose to claim the fame that follows
We also make mistakes, so forgive us our faults and support us
After all we could be your Mother!

JP/davh

(in celebration of International Woman’s Day)