She can make breath from passion
Don’t hear her
Watch her roar, silently
like a lion trailing prey

She is woman

wishing to be a little girl
with a vivid imagination
and no obligation
but to be cute

She is woman

and she won’t settle for
being “pretty”
when she feels Beautiful
Strong
and Natural
Delicate
and Intricate
like
a spider’s web
trapping the helpless

She is woman

She can make hurt heal
She can be your Achilles heel
Try to rip her like a tendon
and you will fail
She is woman
and she keeps moving
after she’s won
because a woman’s work
is never done.

Torie is an english and creative writing major at Emory University.