She Raises, She Leads

As she bleeds, she heals As she pleads, she feels As she breastfeeds, she builds As she hugs, she guides As she nags, she teaches As she nurses, she nurtures As she cleans, she cares As she cooks, she raises She raises newborns into childhood She raises daughters into womanhood She raises sons into manhood She raises women into motherhood She raises men into fatherhood She raises parents into parenthood She raises sisters into sisterhood She raises brothers into brotherhood As she is a rock, she is strong As she is woman, she is never wrong As she is mother, she cries As she is vulnerable, she protects As she is peace, she loves As she is intuitive, she plans As she is beautiful, she attracts As she is powerful, she leads She leads children into adulthood She leads adults into grandparenthood She leads priests into priesthood She leads bishops into sainthood She leads angels into godhood She leads kings into kinghood She leads neighbours into a neighbourhood She leads nations into nationhood