Voice of the Matriarch | Tempest Brew - A Poetry Website Featuring Poems by Contemporary Poets

Voice of the Matriarch | Tempest Brew

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.