Yet there you are in the limelight Not being fully yourself Hiding your truth Moving carefully in the shadows As the dangers increase The loneliness prevails Ever deepening Darkness descending
But this is a farce after all All must conclude happily And yet … Not so simple Action is demanded
A woman alone is never alone When she gathers her community around her Creating holy time and space
Feminine wiles come into play Food is served The weapons at her disposal No tent peg or warm milk in this reversal of fortune
The cries of women continue to resound Our rights curtailed Our pain unseen and unheard
The time is now The time is always now Time to be heard and seen and respected Time to come together as one .
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