Life is Tough

And I am told to be tough

Tough! As a woman

Tough! As a wife

Tough! As a mother

Tough! As an oppressed one

Why must I be tough?

In a world made rough?

Why must I be tough?

Where power is never enough

I must be tough…

For you my sons,

To have food and not guns,

I must be tough,

For you my sisters,

To gain power and not systems.

I must be tough,

For you my daughters

To ensure a spring of living waters.

I must be tough,

For you my brothers,

To give new vision to a word that bothers.

Life is so rough.

And I want to be tough.

 

-Angelene (Switzerland)

from first SHADE Sister 2 Sister newsletter I can across going through old files. Resonates with a lot of women I know here.