the Spring

This snapshot in time is girls almost women
coming in and out of my little home,
laughing and sharing,
but so much stronger physically and emotionally
than some stereotypes lead you to believe.
Maybe the boys know this and they
sidle up because they sense it
and 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 grew up,
and I'd argue that it wasn't all feral.
You came to get warm at our fires
and our bright warm safety drew you as much
as our chatter.
And as the mockers say we make too much
of things --
that we overthink or complicate the simple,
we just quietly keep loving each other and you
and help you fan your own fires
because we are a safe place to grow.
because perhaps we were right in the first place;
it's more complicated than you thought.