I want so much to serve
with this magic you have given me
these words that will reveal
how much we have done
how much we have learned
from the men who have led us
in their games of violence
they didn’t know any better
I have felt the seduction
free us now and give us a chance
to survive
for they don’t know what they are doing
and someone will have to lead them
give me the courage
to do my part
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Beate Sigriddaughter
Beate Sigriddaughter, www.sigriddaughter.net, lives in Silver City, New Mexico (Land of Enchantment), where she was poet laureate from 2017 to 2019. Her latest collections are short stories Dona Nobis Pacem (Unsolicited Press, December 2021) and poetry Wild Flowers (FutureCycle Press, February 2022). In her blog Writing In A Woman's Voice, she publishes other women's voices.,
It’s always the short poems that really make me think. I loved this piece, it has so much to offer within its lines.
Beautiful, Beate! xx