Call Us Women

All you men...
What lies in your fists?

In your eyes,
Tongue,
& Mind?

Your packs of gods
Offer drops of life,
& we women
Carry it,
Bake it
& endure it
Until it becomes
A seed of heaven,

Which we fed with our mouth,
Caressed with our blood,
& heard its bubbling songs
of life
Through our skin.

Your bellies,
Which lounge gods of Men,
Of changing passion
& rage,

Can never churn
The weight of a shell
Into a breathing being as powerful
As yourself.

It was bestowed upon us,
Because to be a man
Is to convey strength,

But to be a woman,
Is to foster
& convey this and more
On a separate measure and ourselves,
& at times, on you.

So, call us women,
& remember who we are.

Reviews

[ba_mcfarlane]

Fertility of nature, and in particular, women, has always been the ultimate source of strength and power of this human condition. The Celts knew. You explore this from the gentle side without the rage and posturing of men. This piece is wonderful and thought provoking stuff. Bravo!

[Dindella]

This is beautiful, sweet, and honest without being hateful or angry. I like it. I like it a lot.

[Anika Morris]

You are correct, its about time men acknowledge us for the strong women we are. Lovely, i can just imagine the passion reading this aloud.

[Lauriegirl]

I find this beautifully and so soulfully penned..You have arranged your words in a lovely way..great job

[Ashira Macy]

It was beautifully written, but a little too traditional for me to agree with completely. When I read the title I expected it to be a bit more on the feminist side. Not that there is anything wrong with being the strength behind childbirth. Lord knows we nurture and protect, and go through a lot of pain for the benefit of others. Regardless, well done.

[Rene Salinas]

I just showed this to my wife and she cringed as I laughed desperately. Don't get me wrong Mary I understood you and not just that I think your writing is a thing of beauty, it it rythmical and easy to read from beggining to end but it is a somewhat conservative view that got in the way of the message for me. I like dominance in women and I think part of the stereotype has been sustained by this view that Men relate to strength while women relate to nurturing. But aside from a light and humorous moment I really appreciated the musicality of the form and the ease with which the words were bound together.

Thankyou

[Linda alexander]

Great poem, beautifully penned, skillfully done, I have equal respect for both genders

[Tom]

A fine riposte to the fairer sex, are you are barrister per chance ?

[Carl Drake Barnard]

Hmmp, Not all men are the same. That I can say with honesty and knowledge.
You created a good piece of art here more like a spoken word than a poem but good work. I enjoyed the read hehe :)

[Sindu]

Put together with subtlity that strength is not crudely what it's thought to be but the way all the life is tied together, navigated by women and it varies in it's own fashion from person to person.

[A. Amos]

simply splendid and compelling piece of writing, I like the way you shed light on the subject.