Conservation

I'm having trouble putting my thoughts together with this book, so my post this week is not going to be specifically directed toward Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. It is focused on the class in general, I suppose. I found a poem, and I wanted to share it with everyone.

I'm taking the Appalachian Culture class this semester, and one of the books we're reading is called Selu. It is a collection of Native American stories, poems, and folklore, and a lot of it can be applied to modern day events. When I came across this poem, I knew I had to share it. It's called Conservation.

An irreverent man

looks at earth

as he looks at woman.

"Feed me," he says.

"Receive my seed

and recreate me.

Soothe me

with cool waters.

Shelter me

then let me soar

as I will."

Earth says,

"Look again."

Woman says,

"I too have wings."

I feel like this relates to many of the novels we have read this semester. Men demand so much, and some women give in while others do not. Hooray for defying the patriarchy! :)