February 9
I haven't written in a couple of days. I realize it is so easy for me to lose the routine of daily living. I like writing every day even if there isn't much said. It helps me reflect on the day and pull it all together. I have noticed how busy so many people are in the class with small children, sick children - being pulled in so many directions. It is like we are on a map with five destinations that we all need to be at the same time. Anyway, I had my women's group at my house on Monday and I read a poem by Alice Walker. I will leave some of it here on the page or at least the imaginary page.
On Stripping Bark from Myself
"because women are expected to keep silent about
their close escapes I will not keep silent
and if I am destroyed (naked tree!) someone will
mark the spot
where I fall and know I could not live
silent in my own lies
hearing their "how nice she is!"
whose adoration of the retouched image
I so despise."
Alice Walker sounds so familiar and I'm not sure why. I had to read her poem a few times. I'm not very literate when it comes to poety. So many hidden messages. I took a poety class in college many years ago, and found us disecting and reading so much more into them than I ever would have seen on my own. I think I prefere statements to be said more straight forward for my simple mind. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.