Tuesday, March 22, 2011

just past the equinox

i have
the right
to live my life
to love my life
whatever shape she takes

i can even choose peace
isn't that almost unbelievable?
i can live peacefully in a time of war
wollstonecraft living on the outskirts of paris

fraternity
means equality in relationships - a relationship between equals
a dream as distant as a safe way to dispose of radio-active substances
but i have faith that the boys in us will figure it out eventually

what could sorority mean?
women coming together as sisters?
is fighting for the advantage in the pursuit of wealth and the alpha male - is that the best we can do?
could sisters come together
using their agencies, their agentic selves
not to recreate rigid lines of value
hierarchies of pain
i respect this genetic memory of a biologically-based protocol
but um
when
does our responsibility to evolve
into something less lizard-like
kick into gear?

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