You Should See Her

I love the twist at the end of this poem. One of those where you think it’s obvious and then it isn’t.

But to me, as a spiritual thinker, this has an important point. We’re more alike than we think, and there’s a little bit of everything in all of us.

It’s quite weird looking at work this old, this far back in my development!

You should see her
You really should

She may have wrinkles now
She may frown more than she laughs
She may not see you as a gift from God
Or no longer be moved by your youthful charms

She may appear to be yesterday
A mere trickle of the fountain of youth
A faint memory of why you’re together

But inside she is youthful and shy
Loving and giving
Still hoping that the ‘why’ wasn’t a cosmic joke
And that true love is real

She carries a lifetime of knowledge and wisdom in every line
Of how to keep going when all is chaos and sadness
She doesn’t hide from those things at work
Or out with her mates
Or at the bottom of a pint of lager or a bottle of wine

She faces them head on
Knowing that chaos is only one part of life
- And believing -
She can cope

Her heart has been broken many times and yet it still beats strongly
Counting the optimistic moments leading to the next happiness
If one joy does not work for her she will find another
And another 
Anywhere
Everywhere
Wherever

She treasures her parenthood and relationships
Knowing that these are the finest parts of her
She walks in love and she loves her children because she created them
And is proud of them

She is femininity
She is wisdom
She is in all of us

She is not necessarily a woman


She is the women who understands
And the man who knows exactly what this means


Deb
©Deb Hawken – October 2011