There is no such thing as
Masculinity
Because
All that is masculine
Is also feminine
(As the men like to say,
Humanists...
Because all humans are
Human first of all...)
But yes, there is a great thing
Called femininity
And that is not merely
'humanism'
Because they do something
That other humans don't
Namely, give birth
Which leads to
Lots of knowledge
This femininity
Is very, very hard to pin down
Very, very hard to put a finger on
And name, and articulate
Because, often,
If you say one thing
Is femininity
Immediately
Someone will pipie up and say
But my dad is like that
Men can also be like that
I suppose can is the key word
Men can
But women are.
Most, not all, of them...
And so, what are they?
I will try,
With less skill than is desirable
To describe
Something so important
And yet, so elusive
It is
In one word
Purpose
Purpose
Women
Always have a purpose
And the purpose
Is to live life
To make the living of life
As easy and as simple
And as quick
As possible
You might say
Isn't that what men also do?
Let me try and
Have another go at it
It is
The feeling when
Mother is in the house
Versus
When father is in the house
When mother is in the house
You know
She is thinking
Of how to get food
Cook food
How to make sure
Everyone is fed
And can make
Their schedules
How and when to clean
What to buy
What to replace
What to destroy
In short how best to
Live the life you have
How best to
Distribute resources
Meaning time, attention,
Money, emotion
To meet everyone's needs
All their actions
Have a purpose
When father is in the house
It is the exact opposite
They bumble around
Breaking things
And the entire purpose
Of their life
Is to accumulate
All resources
How best to gain
Their own comfort, fun
Pursue their interest
The rest of the people
Be damned to hell
Selfish
To the bone
You might think
This is the description
Of individuals
Think deeper
And know this
To be the story
Of almost
Every household
With the exceptions
Only proving the norm
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