I Am a Wild Woman

Art © Helena Nelson Reed

 

I AM A WILD WOMAN

 
I am a wild woman
I know, in spite of myself 
and in spite of what I've been told
that there's beauty in every age
no matter how old

I am a wild woman 
I've learned what it means to be a life bearer
to bear children
to create art
to plant seeds of love

I am a wild woman 
from the depths of the dirt underneath my fingernails
to the height of my very soul
I am one with the Earth
the winds from the four directions whisper through my skin

I am a wild woman
and the spirit of every wild woman coalesces in me
for we are each wild women
and we are all the spirit of the wild woman
I will follow the voice in my heart

I am a wild woman
I sing from my heart
I dance with the stars
I howl at the moon
I love uncontrollably

I am a wild woman
from the deepest, darkest, most sacred part of me
I am fearless
I cry in strength
I open my arms to the sky and welcome the rain

I am a wild woman
I nurture, love and protect
I stand, strongly, silently, sweetly for my brothers
I walk dutifully, prayerfully, joyfully upon the mother
and I will not be stopped

I am a wild woman.
~ Melissa Clary (Bright Star Woman)

 

from Rivers in the Ocean