This week’s edition of Women in Climbing is a little shorter, a littler stouter…but, really, when has a poem done you wrong?
Half
Who is the other half?
The wives, mothers, cooks, cleaners,
looking in the mirror trying not to laugh.
Dresses, pearls, romance all in a photograph,
weeping over the loss of surrendered bail ‘biners.
Who is the other half
who waits for instructions like an obedient calf?
Leaving real science to those with harsher demeanors,
looking in the mirror trying not to laugh
while they power walk the mall, keeping from riffraff,
despite the real danger provoked by dreamers.
Who’s the other half
waiting for! No one will stand on her behalf
as she explains her misdemeanors,
looking in the mirror trying not to laugh
at everyone else waiting for her to pour the carafe.
No! She does not need any interveners
who are the other half,
looking in the mirror, trying to laugh.
I like your poem and your photo is awesome. ❤️Joni
Thank you so much!
My pleasure, have a blessed weekend. Love Joni
That is agraet poem,so inspiring!
Thank you!
Lovely poem
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for reading!
My pleasure! 😀
What a lovely poem, thank you for sharing!
Thank you!
Lovely poem!
Thank you very much!
I love it so much! I too wrote something along the lines for my blog! Try checking it out when you have time!!❤❤
Awesome! I’ll check it out!
Thank you so much!!❣❣
The beautiful and strong half we can’t live without.
Agree!