Lineage
-Margaret Walker
1 My grandmothers were strong.
2 They followed plows and bent to toil.
3 They moved through fields sowing seed.
4 They touched earth and grain grew.
5 They were full of sturdiness and singing.
6 My grandmothers were strong.
7 My grandmothers are full of memories
8 Smelling of soap and onions and wet clay
9 With veins rolling roughly over quick hands
10 They have many clean words to say.
11 My grandmothers were strong.
12 Why am I not as they?
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