the Spring

This snapshot in time is girls almost women
coming in and out of my little home,
laughing and sharing,

so much stronger physically and emotionally
than some stereotypes might lead you to believe.
Maybe the boys know this and they
sidle up because they sense it.

You may say I'm wrong that boys are
visual and wild and that's why they're drawn,
but remember, i know some boys who've

done the growing up,
and I'd argue that their past wasn't all feral

I'd say you came 'round to get warm at our fires
and our bright warm safety drew you as much
as our glitter.
And though the critics say we make

too much of things --
that we overthink or complicate the simple,
we just quietly keep on loving each other and you.

We help you fan your own fires,
because we are a safe place to grow.

Perhaps we were right in the first place;
it's more complicated than you thought.