1. We Are Strong, We Are Willing,We Are Able
Creepingalongata snail’space
slowlythe ideadawns.
We womencarrya legacy.
Fact is,we destroywhatwe can,
we effete pawns.
It had nothingtodo withthe apple.
It had little todowitha pear.
Those were the fruitat our table
whose foundlinginnocence drove usthere.
The rib we have gnawedonfor ages,
the sons we fractionfrombirth.
God restwhat wasborn ina stable,
we tore him to shredsfromthe first.
Andwhat have we scoredfor ourdaughters,
a semblance of particle pride.
We’dgive themthe blessingwe’re able,
but onlyintearswe have cried.
So,how dowe pickup the pieces,
whatstitcheswe’re able tomend.
As womenwe knowwe are able,
we whohave fatheredourmen.
Deceitisthe clue we are given
to figure whatfindsusour worth.
We are strong.
We are willing.
We are able.
We womenneedpardon
our hurt.