In a world hostile to little girls
I found myself raising 3.
I found happiness in their softness
I found challenge in their intellect-
Vigor in their perspective.
New perspective on life.
I found Life and art;
art and love.
I found public announcements of their arrival discomforting.
I found suspicious faces everywhere.
I found alarming unencumbered glances at the playground.
I found motive and cause for potential retributions
I found fear of loss untold
Loss of all sense of control
Faith in the strength of my soul
Life making me old.
I found hope.
I found dreams of potential pursuits
I found joy.
Joy of family;
Of seeing my face in theirs;
My mistakes in theirs;
My traits in theirs.
In a world hostile to little girls
I found myself raising 3.
Heart open wide
praying for the best,
fearing for the worst.
Doing my best, always
candid in my worst.
My breath since their birth
Lifting my own worth.
Mine till the end of time,
My own earth.
