It's big work to fill her shoes. Though her shoes may be small, her footprint is GIANT. - gws
Her Footprint
Category: Woman
Who I Want to Be
I want a closet full of ball gowns that I wear to the grocery store I want a shelf full of outlandish hats that I wear to walk the dog I want a drawer full of adorable fandom socks that I wear with bedazzled sneakers I want a collection of cloaks, coats, and sweaters handmade from mismatched scraps of fabric and yarn that create random, joyous patterns I want to dance on curbs and twirl in open spaces I want to speak random bits of spontaneous verse in the park I want to compliment the charismatic child and the quietest person at the party so they know they are seen I want to be the joyous crone who says sage things and knows that life shouldn’t be taken so seriously I want to be unequivocally, undeniably me -gws
My Body
My body does not behave like yours It does not look like yours React like yours Respond like yours Hurt or heal like yours It tolerates heat, touch, illness, medication differently than yours This body is not yours It is mine It is my home My vessel My temple It is my conveyance through this life It is the only thing that is one hundred percent mine And no pen or opinion of another being Has a right to intervene in my agency over it -gws
Road Trip
Blue skies Music blasting Windows down Freedom Miles of laughter Girlfriends Confessions and secrets Worry free Enjoying life Road trippin' -gws
Kindred Women
They sang by the well They danced by the sea They shared the old stories beneath the oak tree She mothered the children She tended with care She knew that her village would always be there I listen to wisdom I watch old hands work I learn at the feet that have long graced the earth We women have shared We women have cried We women are stronger as sisters side by side As maidens we listen As mothers we love As crones we share wisdom from all we've dreamed of -gws
