A Polite Thank You

A Polite Thank You

In a girlish little voice
The woman still
Surprised
At the response
To her voice
Her vision
Alive in the world

Despite -
In respite -
Of all her silent, unsung
Girlhood dreams
Lost, abandoned
Crushed on the other shore



The woman consents to acknowledge her reality



{after listening to Sarah McLachlan on youtube. . .}