I wrote this during the women’s March in March of 2017.

A sea of red,
women marching
for rights we
should already have.
For equal pay,
for the same
opportunities.
We have already
over taken men
on college advancement,
but overtaken is not
important, fairness is.
For the same pay
for control over our
bodies, for safety and
no harassment in
the work place
for being given an
equal chance to rise up.
Choices- children,
husbands, lovers, friends
daycare-household job
sharing.  Should I take
a job that allows me to be
with the kids more.
Should my choice be high power
or should I lean out
and give the rising
up the ladder to my husband/
significant other and
more time to the
kids at home.
These are the choices
that either have us leaning
in or stepping back.
Follow your heart,
they are all good
choices-because we
are women and we
are strong.
We are the heart and
soul of the family
& whatever your decide
is perfect.
What we want is choice
and equality and respect
for the choices we
have to make.
We are women-
at the heart of our
beautiful families,
filled with love and
pride.  Hear us roar!!!