Woman.

I am

Cherry ripe,

Red and round,

Teeth and lips

Sink into skin,

Ruby juice drips

From the place where

Two stalks meet.

I am

Hard pip,

Centred in

Solitude,

Steady still

Unshaken,

Bones swung from

Branches breaking.

I am

Growing seed,

Sprouting sapling,

Tuber twisting,

Rooted

In muddy puddles

And soulful soil.

I am

Double crossed chromosomes,

Fed from breast,

Wet mouth and

Warm breath,

I am Gaea,

Papatuanuku,

Pacha mama,

Asase yaya,

I am nature,

I am

Woman.