Women-Wise
Do you feel what I feel?
Do you think how I think?
Do you know what I went through?
My innermost pains
and my hidden shames?
Do you know my story?
Do I know your story?
Are you willing to share
what's true to your heart
and cry on my shoulder?
My story is personal.
My story is unique.
But if our stories overlap
and you walk in my shoes
then you know how I feel.
How can you truly care
about someone unless
you know their whole story?
Their aches and their pains?
Their sobs and their cries?
Do you know women
that you consider good friends?
That if you cry on their shoulder
they offer protection
and unconditional love?
A gathering of women
meet year after year
sharing and yearning
for fellowship and care
in a safe atmosphere.
I see you friend!
I feel your pain!
I'm glad I met you
so that I can share in your gain!
Because you are a woman!
Be proud of who you are
because being a woman
is what makes you unique.
No matter what you go through.
You've learned through your pain.
This poem was inspired by a Women of Faith conference that I was at. Women from all walks of life meet and share their stories: You make new friends, you see old ones, you share yourself because you were never meant to be alone. No one was meant to be alone. No man is an island. Nor is a woman.
