Listen, oh woman
you are a speaker
greater than Homer
because someone can
catch the sage’s lines in ancient Greek
but not your words in a patient week.
Listen, oh woman
you are a fighter
stronger than Hector
for he is the man
who passed away in Book Twenty-two
but someone’s heart you just dashed into.
Listen, oh woman
you are a city
with puzzling geography
but be plain as you can
for someone needs a GPS to learn you
and directions to move around you.
June 29
New York
