For Rose
I want to write a poem
About the women in my life
I want to write a song
About their power
And their light
I want to write about
How they roll up their sleeves
And go to work
When their men
Fail them
I want to write about
How they never give up
How they make me laugh
When I am sad
How they comfort me
The moment I hear thunder
I want to write about how
They feed me when I hunger
How they nurse me when I am ill
How they calm me when I am enraged
How they teach me not to kill
I want to write about
How they taught me to love
The kind dumb animals of this world
How to bear and rise above
With the definition of the word “friendship”
I want to write about how
They can be 12 places at once
Making sure everyone has what they need
I want to write about how they walk in
When everyone else leaves
I want to write about the women
Who strap iron bars to their backs
And carry them up 6 flights of stairs
Just to ward off the fear attack
I want to write about the women
Who give birth
Not just to babies
But to the very earth
I want to write about
That special woman who gave me life
I want to write about all the women
Who've helped me make it through the night
I want to write about these women
My mothers, my lovers, my sisters and my wife
But every time I try
Their courage and their beauty and their strength
Humbles me
To silence
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