i am

A poem for Magarita.

i am
    are you…?
which side do you walk
which path did you choose
…and she…
will you follow the trend or
will you go astray
……of that persuasion?

maybe tomorrow
         i shall answer
maybe tomorrow
         the daughter you
         so freely love shall
be revealed to you

maybe even then
         you will understand
         the mystery the anger
maybe even then
         you will see
         the pattern so clear
of boys sexed
         but not loved
of men loved
         but not really
of girls admired
         and nurtured
of women loved
and loved again

why the betrayal
         of men expected
         of women detested
why the rejection
         of men welcomed
         of women feared
yes maybe tomorrow
         i shall have the courage
         to say once and
         for all to hear
yes i am!

nambitha