I dreamt that I was a rock and found I was stronger than a Man
I dreamt that I was a tree and found that I was taller than a Man
I dreamt that I was a bird and knew freedom as no Man could ever know
I dreamt that I was the Sun and gave Man his light

I wakened to find I was all of these things
For there is no strength equal to that of a Woman's will
And no tree more majestic than a Woman
Nor is there any bird more graceful than a Woman's heart
And it is but a whim from a Woman that guides a Man

Rebecca T. Renish
Published 1994
Space In Between, Anthology
National Library of Poetry