I AM A WIDOW
I am a widow, but I am still ME.
Of course, I mourn; and I shed tears.
But, to carry on alone, I deserve dignity.
I want respect, compassion, not your fears.
I may be old; I may be young,
With others in my care.
Stop your rituals and your hurt.
Respect for widows is only fair.
So many widows share my fate.
We are enduring, sustainable, bold.
Give us kindness; stop your hate
We persevere, with strengths untold.
I must survive, so understand.
Poverty may lure, discrimination as well.
Rural, urban, refugee, or displaced,
Our numbers grow, our challenges swell.
My memories are dear, the future uncertain,
Yet many reject me, judge me, too.
But married sisters, only a heartbeat
Makes me a widow, and not you!
WUNRN
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