Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Risen


The Risen

From out of the mist she rises

A new day for her has come

The day when she holds her head up;

She is woman, hear her roar.

Her silhouette’s not as simple

As those to whom she’s compared

But that thing which makes her different

Gives her power in her own respect.

She looks at the world with courage

And a fire that burns for truth

For she knows that if she doesn’t

The ways of the world will consume.

She stretches her arms in compassion

To those who may just need a hand

And in pulling her people up slowly

She shows how to do the same.

She rose from that mist which had blinded

And now she can see very clear

That her struggle has not been in vane

She has risen a strong human being.


**Painting is by Kay Sandoval, a local artist from my community. http://www.kristysandoval.com

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