Less Than…….

journaling has a way of excavating long held hurts.

working on this brought forth a muffled crack that led 

to the oozing up of entombed feelings…past and present.

i don't remember a time in my sixty one years of

living that i haven't been treated as less than my

male counterparts. our patriarchal society... for the most 

part... treats the hopes and dreams of the female spirit as

something frivolous…..less than….

    but….

WE are not...

I

am  

   not...