Lannie Rose
I thank the goddess
The six o'clock newsman rolls me out of bed,
I shake the cobwebs and dust from my head,
A few quick Pilates keep my stomach flat,
I jump in the shower, and feed Kitty cat.
An hour at the mirror puts face and hair right,
A skirt not too short, and a top not too tight,
Some juice and a Powerbar, and a moment to pray,
"Thank you goddess, for letting me be a woman today."
As I drive to work, I think about my life,
I could be a mother, I could be a wife,
For now I'm just me, and "just me" is okay,
And I thank the goddess I'm a woman today.
Work's not exactly a basket of thrills,
But I'm glad to have a way to pay my bills,
I do a good job and I do earn my pay,
And I thank the goddess I'm a woman today.
I meet my friend at the bar for a drink,
She whispers, "That guy's checking you out I think!"
I flash him a smile, he's cute I must say,
And I thank the goddess I'm a woman today.
Later that evening, just kitty and me,
There's a knock on the doorway, now who can that be?
It's my boyfriend with roses, he asks if he might..
And I thank the goddess I'm a woman tonight.
9/2002
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