She
She is the one we’ve been waiting for.
Conceived between bricks and words strewn carelessly about
An apartment too small for a family of five
Coaxing tulips through cracks of concrete playgrounds
Chasing butterflies, blowing dandelion wishes in the wind
Coming home only for dinner to
Listen to her father as an elder
Then follow in the struggle of her mothers
And her sisters
And her aunts
She is the woman who cuts out the size tag of her brand new jeans
Knowing that the size of her heart is more important than the size of her thighs will ever be
That Tommy’s catcalls reflect his immaturity
That she will never be ashamed of her curves
When she can help it.
She is the woman who knows her gender is not a box, but an empty canvas in an empty room
Waiting to be painted
Again and again
She is the woman who loves women and is not ashamed
She is the woman who loves ideas and conversations and lips
She is the woman who fights for promotion by merit
Prying open Old Boys’ doors, one CEO at a time.
She is the woman of opinion under her burqa
She is the woman wearing her hijab with pride
She is the woman who says: This is who I am, whether you like it or not.
I am crafting my identity with this chisel in my hand,
Gently carving to reveal the inner form
I am not who I was yesterday.
Tomorrow I will become someone I have not yet met,
Except in some dream with ancestors reminding me
One day we will meet, while crossing dirt paths
We will say:
This is the woman we’ve been waiting for.
This is the woman we’ve been waiting for.
Off in the distance, above the songbirds and the oaken canopy
She will whisper, just audible to the women of this world and beyond:
You.
You.
You are the woman you’ve been waiting for.
Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:39 am
pharos
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
Posts: 583
Location: Australia
Beautifully expressed, Eil. Like a statue coming to life...
Pharos
Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:45 pm
Eilidh Moderators
Joined: 09 Apr 2005
Posts: 1880
Thank you both, pharos and J.
Yeah, I feel like I've met her somewhere before ... I just can't quite place where or when ... or who she was/is.
Just trying to keep the dream alive ...
~Eilidh
Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:57 pm
MysteryGirl Moderators
Joined: 02 Jun 2007
Posts: 3419
Location: I come from a land downunder
How, in the name of all that is beautiful, did I miss this first time around?
Eilidh, you just stopped my breath with those words. In awe......
HugZ, MG _________________ Be yourself.............everybody else is taken!
Sun May 29, 2011 1:41 pm
Eilidh Moderators
Joined: 09 Apr 2005
Posts: 1880
Aww, MG. Thank you.
I haven't read this in a while--pretty much since I posted it, actually. Reading it again, the lines and phrases sound choppy to me. I know better than to mess around with it, though
Hugs,
Eilidh
Sun May 29, 2011 11:11 pm
MdmPrez
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 803
Location: US of A
E
What a great message to women!
Cat
Tue May 31, 2011 1:50 pm
Eilidh Moderators
Joined: 09 Apr 2005
Posts: 1880
Thanks for reading, Cat.
The words are easy to say, much harder to follow!
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Gallery
FAQ
Profile PM's 
