“Woman or girl,
Old ‘fore her time.
Looking to please
Looking to find
The part of her self
To which she was true
Without biting back
To save him or you.
You and your senses
So easily undone.
Your sensibilities
Pretending to run,
Blush, and hide
In uncomfortable fashion,
Yet turn heel pursuing
The first scent of passion.
Woman or girl,
Old ‘fore her time,
Biting her tongue,
Towing the line.
Too much to share
“she’s an open book”
Yet risk too little and
“the bitch is a crook.”
Caught between tides,
Woman or girl,
Fight, flight, or slight
To end of the world.
Damned if you do.
Damned if you don’t.
Might as well ____________ (insert that thing you want to do but are afraid to do)
The rest the world won’t.”
Lately, I have been moved by women, their resilience, and those that love and support them. I recently found Artist Ashley Lukashevsky and her stirring passion for healing. Do that thing that stirs your passion, because no one else will.
Heart On Her Sleeve Publications 
this was beautiful Rachel and so reflective, the nuances of a woman from childhood to womanhood, such a confusing process you articulate it so well
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Thank you so very very much!
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it was more than a pleasure to have you write with us
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Rachel writes her heart on her sleeve
She says: This is a poem I wrote this summer, discovering the battles scars I share with my sisters. Thanks for a great, inspirational site, that encourages it readers to create.
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