She was told to do things accurately.
To think of others before herself;
to give to family and
friends, foremost.
To comply, surrender and above all,
be
obedient.
To look the other way, accept,
not to go against
the grain.
She was told to be silent
again and again...
before
she found her wings.
She was taught boys were always valid
but girls were timid and
weak.
She was taught to suppress her desires,
her wants and needs
and not to speak of dreams.
She was taught power was
something to fear,
not to have.
she was taught to
use her body
not her brain...
before she found her wings.
She couldn't imagine
she would climb any obstacle
or her
thoughts were substantial.
That she would rise above poverty,
refuse abuse and say No.
She couldn't imagine she would be
desired or needed;
or know just how far she would go.
She
couldn't imagine
her wings were just tucked;
absent from
sight...
She wouldn't realize this disguise
until she reached mid-life.
She took
flight, feather-light;
gliding ever so high
soaring beyond gender
indoctrination.
She sailed past everyone’s expectations.
She
un-earthed her beautiful conception;
and unveiling her majestic wings...
her spirit serenely flies.
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