Woman By: Becky Stowe

Woman*

By Becky Stowe

I am a woman
I walk down the street in the middle of the night
armed only with my keys and courage
They think I’m afraid of them
When I walk
I am not a slave

The shadows whisper
wanton words and invitations

They think if they take me
my courage will abandon me
and I will no longer be

free



*(inspired by the poem “Postman” by Monica Hand)