I Am a Female of the New Times

I Am a Female of the New Times

...I am a female of the new times,

Which means I really haven't any clue.

Men may carry over some belongings,

But women will be altogether new.

Each of us will have to be a sculptor

Carving madly every stage of life.

Our models must be pure imagination

Dancing in the winds of daily strife.

I'm sure there will be much I will regret:

Freedom offers vast fields for mistakes.

But I will spend my time among the mountains

Bathing in the shock of icy lakes.

I know that I don't know what I will be,

And find that total ignorance inviting.

May many of my sisters come with me!

The journey will be painful and exciting.