Bouquet of Flowers

Yesterday I met a very nice woman,
We talked for a bit, and she told me
That she could not sleep.
At the stage of her life at five-and-a-half
Decades on this earth...she felt she was at
A disadvantage in the labor market

Lady what are you talking about?
Lend me your ear and pay attention to me please
You have experience behind you, and precious
Jewels of wisdom that you must use to adorn you
Do not harbor fear or defeat in your heart
Or mind, for those are good and true

Lady, do you know who you are?
We are flowers which thrive and bloom in
Arid deserts or verdant gardens
Beautiful and unique in our fragrance
Blessed with fortitude of spirit, endurance for
Formidable pain, and an uncanny sixth sense

Our petals open to expel the nectar of love
Give forth life, and grab a man by his soul
We are not the meek and servile beings from
Time immortal man has relegated beneath him
We are equal to men, for if our essence is composed
Of asexual, spiritual ether, how can we be any less?

We’re polarized energies, yet equal parts of a whole
No more, nor any less -- embrace your true worth
Use your talents and charms if you like, and use them well
Because those charms are ephemeral in a sense
But don't lose sight of the fact, we have been cheated and
Lied to for the longest time; for it suited man to keep us subverted

Ponder the feminine mystique; as you embrace every season
Surely the leaves will fall, and each flower will eventually
Whither, yet its essence is recorded in the archives of time
Can you imagine a world without women?
We are the fountains of love, and of life!
Love and respect yourself...at every stage.





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