Family and Faith Magazine Christmas Edition Issue 11 | Page 14

Whose daughter are you?
Whose daughter are you my sister?
From whose platform do you speak?
Are you a child of Jezebel, salivating,
conniving, coveting power?
Or are you the daughter of Deborah;
a righteous judge, positioned by God
at her podium?
Whose daughter are you my sister?
From whose basket do you eat?
Are you the daughter of Delilah,
trapping men, trapped by men
or the daughter of Eve
easily deceived, deceiving men?
Or are you the daughter of the nameless faceless widow
with gates adorned with goodness and praise
open to the man of God?
Whose daughter are you my sister?
From whose pillow do you rise?
Are you the daughter of Gomer
wanton, wearied and worn
knowing every man
or the daughter of Sapphire
poking holes in God’s purse
with her husband
or the daughter of Lot’s wife
with belly heavy and eyes long
for pretty things?
Or are you the daughter of Rahab
redeemed from the night
cloaked in his blood?
Whose daughter are you my sister?
From which fountain does your faith flow?
Are you the daughter of Esther
humble and submissive
selfless and powerful
influencing a king
saving a people?
Or are you the daughter or Elizabeth
carrying the vision, keeping friends with women of destiny?
Or the daughter of Mary
daring the odds, birthing the impossible?
Are you the daughter of Sarah?
A foolish woman in the eyes of the world
her foolishness cherished
like pearl and gold trinkets by her God
Who are you my sister?
From whose womb do you spring?
- from the collection The Goodies on Her Tray