045.365 - from a painting

it is a village
it is a village of women
it is a village of women standing calmly
faces impassive
children hidden away
men and boys out of sight
it is a village of women standing calmly
daring the world to break up their quiet
it is a village of women
and they need no weapons
they endure
they have endured for ages
and will endure ages more
it is not that they don’t need men
they do
but not for much
but men are more fun than no men would be
and the world provides more work than fun
still
what we see is
a village of women standing calmly
a village of women
a village