| Naming
Ourselves Sacred
Woman, there comes a day
spacewhen
you know yourself to be a sacred being
spacewhen
the words that name each woman speak of strength and grace
spacespaceMASEGO,
MATILDA, SUNNIVA, ANNA, GHADA
Woman,
there comes a day
spacediminutives
disappear from words for women's power
spacespaceinstead
of goddess, priestess, prophetess
spacespacewe
say DEVI, SIBYL, RAMLA Woman,
there comes a day
spacewhen
the name each girl is given names a woman's power
spacespaceSITA,
LUCINA, ESTHER, IXCHEL, BRIGIT
spacewhen
every woman's name declares beloved woman, welcome in this world
spacespaceMALIA,
MARY, CARA, PRIYA, LEEBA Woman,
there comes a day
spaceyou
own the power you do possess
spacespace
eros energy kin to radiant Creation
spacewield
your pro-creative power according to your will
spaceconceive
and birth justice to the world Woman,
there comes a day
spacewhen
all the nations know: survival is life is woman is sacred
spacewhen
every woman's name proclaims a queenly peace:
spacespaceMALKA,
LAREYNA, IRENE, AN, MIREMBE and—
spacespacevagina's
regal rhyme—REGINA Woman,
there comes a day
spaceyou
know your name's the source of life
spacespaceENID,
EVE, ZOE, ESHE, LIV
spaceand
violence gives way to victory
spacespaceVALDA,
VALENCIA, SIGRID, EUNICE, BERENICE
spacethe
world reverberates soul-reverence
spacespaceAROHA,
NAYELI, ALMA, IFE, JANAN Woman,
there comes a day
spaceyou
know yourself to be a sacred being
Thea,
spacelet
this be the day. |
