
To have it all we first must know
that our all is unseen and unsung
the labors overlooked and taken for granted
deemed to be of little value
to have it all we still must know
that our words will go willfully unheard
that consent is a fragile grace
and will be ignored – not once in a lifetime
but consistently
to have it all we understand we will be doing it all
without equal share or recognition
or recognized ownership of our results
and in the myth of all we learn
all of the voices we do not need
all of the people who weigh us down
until we cast them off like the dead weight they are
as they lament all they have lost
unwilling to do their share – Caroline A. Slee
Women can have it “all.” That all is whatever we want it to be. But first we must be willing to do it all, every single thing, without credit or help. My thoughts after a restless night of strange dreams. Blessings to you all – CAS