a poem for Audrey, Meme, Ruby, Finn, and Sophia
they'll say
"Just Be Yourself"
as if that were THE ANSWER
but
i say
"Be your Many Selves"
keep your closet full of the different
yous and change as often as you like
accept and love them all
your girl friends will be
your source
for everything
this never changes.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
unsolicited advice from a woman with no daughters
Labels:
being human,
body worlds,
coming-of-age,
friends,
mothering,
words
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5 comments:
Total truth coming from total wisdom.
You're back! You're back! I am so happy!
hey sue,
you quoted "be your many sleeves"...who wrote that?
wonderful words
from a man with two daughters,
ely
Ely!
it's simply MY quote. :)
give your two daughters some lovin' from me, k?
The URL for my new blog is
www.thereoncewasawoman.blogspot.com
Still getting it tidied up, but it should be there in a day or two.
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