W is for Woman
“I am woman – hear me roar,”
is what I hear so many say.
I do not roar,
I sometimes squeak
Or squeal or even growl.
At times I even purr.
In truth, mostly I am silent,
Unable to find a voice
Or words that fit
The needs that change
From day to day.
Sometimes I whisper
Into the void
Until my throat is sore,
As much as if I’d screamed.
It is not this lioness who roars.
(edited to clarify: have changed the to THIS. I know lionesses do actually roar. )
Zen and the Art of Tightrope Walking 
“Unable to find a voice
Or words that fit
The needs that change
From day to day.”
That describes me too. My perpetual cry is ‘Lord, what is wrong with me!’,as my spirits soar one minute, only to flounder the next.
Keep whispering though. It may seem like a void, but God is there … I’m sure of it.
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