I am the water coursing through the veins of these lands.
I am the fire rising from the bowels of the earth.
I am the drumbeat of a new today.
I am the nail in the coffin of patriarchy.
I am the power searing the eyes of those who choose not to see.
I am a billion sighs sighing no more.
I am the stand that I make.
I am my sisters.
I am hope.
I am Woman.
( with thanks to Maya Angelou )