It's big work to fill her shoes. Though her shoes may be small, her footprint is GIANT. - gws
Her Footprint
Tag: 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
Wildling
She was wild Divinely corralled Pulsing with wind chasing through wild grasses Bubbling icy streams and Hummingbird wings All kinetic energy and joy for existing -gws
Woman
Maiden lover
Nurturing mother
Crone warrior
Stronger than diamond
Softer than down
Dirt smudged skin
Beneath a crooked crown
Defining her rules
Living her truth
Not letting others
Assign her worth
Not property
Nor accessory
Not trophy
Nor maid
Not defined by the laws
That man has made
She walks through the world
Defined as she wishes
Not seeking her value
In a title of Mrs.
She writes her story
Each ink stroke her own
And defines her world
By the truth in her bones
-gws
Happy International Women’s Day
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