Changing Tides

Listen to the man because he is always right Don’t you dare talk back or put up a fight Hear his voice and hear him out But you little woman have no voice…even if you shout Sit on the floor and serve me please Then bath, clothe and feed the kids Keep the house in order and family in line Thank you for that my dutiful wife I, the man, big and strong Will provide for my family come summer or storm I will head and protect them because that’s how it is It’s the status quo; she listens and I lead However, we are finding out that change is inevitable And this time the tables are turning on our culture, roles and people Globalisation, westernisation and human rights Has put our archaic norms in a losing fight My children and I now have different meanings of life And our beliefs and values are no longer in line The winds of reform are definitely in our homes Where it will take us…nobody knows.