International Women's Day - Sisters, You and Me - March 8, 2014

Sisters, You and Me

I stand beside you, sister,

Wherever you may be,

And hope, one day, that life, for you,

Will be one of equality.

As I eat my morning meal today,

I pray for women filled with dread,

No food upon their tables,

Anxious for the day ahead. 

I think about the girl child,

Whose face never bears a smile,

Born to a life of poverty,

Never made to feel worthwhile.

I see the ancient woman,

Her wrinkled face wracked with pain,

Not able to afford health care,

Even if it were possible to attain.

This international day of women,

Must carry through the year,

The baby steps and efforts,

The promises undertaken here!

We cannot turn our backs,

On the oppressed and those in grief,

If we all put our hearts together,

We can initiate relief.

We can show that we, as women,

Will, somehow, find a way,

To improve the plight of thousands,

Who suffer abuse each day.

We can unite, worldwide, as sisters,

To make life better for us all,

In support and love and kindness,

We must answer to the call.

Carmen M Henesy

Copyright (c) 2014 by Carmen Henesy
All rights reserved. 

I Am Woman - International Women's Day - Mar 8, 2012

I was born a girl child,

In the country of the free,

Yet, even living there,

At times, it's hard for me.

I see among my sisters,

The struggles that they face,

But to find it in the USA,

To me is a disgrace.

For many women of the world,

Gender bias is the norm,

A way of life for centuries,

It is hard to make reform.

Baby girls are murdered,

Their lives snuffed out at birth,

These precious little innocents,

Who are felt of little worth.

Some women struggle endlessly,

For food enough to eat,

For shelter for their families,

They will never admit defeat.

Others do such menial work,

For less pay than men will earn,

Returning home late at night,

Where no one shows concern.

To my sisters facing so much pain,

I am here, in heart and soul,

United and acknowledging,

We share a common goal.

Just know that you are not alone,

Change will come, albeit slow,

Your determination and spirit,

Reap more than you will ever know.

Be proud that you are woman,

Of all you accomplish along the way,

Stand, united, all sisters of the world,

As we celebrate our day.

Copyright (c) March 8, 2012

 by Carmen Henesy 
All rights reserved.