At The Whisper And The Roar, Candice Louis Daquin sings of sisterhood.
Hold still
it won’t hurt
and if it does
then it’s your fault anyway
you’re lucky to be getting anything
if it were up to me, I would leave you where they found you
hunched in a mess of splayed arms and legs, barely moving
you must have asked for it somehow
they all do
…
Hold still
it will hurt
because for ages women have sought
to repair their broken parts, find a way to piece together
those patches of their souls
only to be berated and shamed
hobbled, judged, vilified
burnt a second time with stronger brand
what is it within humanity, wants to further damage?
the survivor
…
hold on
it shouldn’t hurt
we are creatures of the fall, we are not fallen, we are good
women ride alongside men in equal canter
when one of us is hurt, it hurts us all
love heals the torn…
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