Notecard - Women Are Warriors

When Women Are Warriors

J. Jefferson, poetry 2011. Elly Simmons, casein & spray paint ©2006. SCW ©2012. When women are warriors they still make dinner and try to explain the world to their mothers and their daughters. When women are warriors they go on being grandmothers whispering warrior words and singing ancient songs about love and justice. When women are warriors they plant gardens and walk the stone beaches, gathering driftwood and watching sails on the horizon. They brew tea for friends and gather in small groups for silence. When women are warriors they still think for themselves as girls, before they knew they needed to be warriors. - J. Jefferson