Being A Woman

Being A Woman

Being a woman 

makes me feel so many things. 

I like receiving flowers 

or candy for no reason. 

I like being comforted 

when I'm sad or afraid. 

I enjoy being admired 

by an unknown man. 

Being a woman makes me glad, 

that I have feelings and thoughts 

which are mine alone. 

That a sad movie will make me cry, 

and a funny story makes me laugh. 

Being a woman makes me 

experience many pleasures of life, 

A man making love to me, 

a child's life beginning in my womb. 

Knowing that my being a woman 

has brought much happiness to others. 

Being a woman makes me 

want to be feminine, in a hard world. 

To at times be tough and worldly 

when I don't feel that way at all. 

To want a man take care of me 

but instead I must take care of him. 

Afterwards it is a feeling of 

yes, I did it by myself. 

Being a woman brings duties 

to a daughter of aging parents. 

To be the one to take care 

of a sick or crippled mother. 

To be the one to help a father 

get through the death of his wife. 

Deal with the feelings of being 

a woman losing her parents. 

Being a woman isn't always easy.

Copyright © 2018 Kathleen G. Lupole

All Photographs Copyright © 2018 Kathleen G. Lupole