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Women of Arachne

January 8, 2013
By 42lifeis SILVER, Wahroonga, Other
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"The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." - The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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We sew and weave,
And weave and sew.
We watch the thread,
As it bobs to and fro.

We are women of Arachne,
Not Helens of Troy.
Men will not fight wars over us,
No ships will they deploy.

We cut and snip,
And snip and cut.
Cursed to a life,
Where the door's always shut.

We weave our own webs,
We have our own story.
Stories of calm and patience,
Not of men and their glory.

We are the Penelopes,
Wives who await the return.
But no one remembers to save us,
As the world around us, burns.

© Ryan K.

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