Do not
stifle the voice
of the matriarch
for years
we waited
from corners
in kitchens
on
our knees
listen to
the voice
of the mother
sister niece
daughter wife
her burdens
are yours
she is
human too.
Do not
stifle the voice
of the matriarch
for years
we waited
from corners
in kitchens
on
our knees
listen to
the voice
of the mother
sister niece
daughter wife
her burdens
are yours
she is
human too.