Women

weaving in and out in patterns
things said and unsaid
left undone
each of us moving past the marriage boundry
into serious love affairs
that broke us open to ourselves
we guarded each other, kept each others children
ran meals and errands
stood strong
and became women
to be afraid of.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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