PrintNovember 28, 2007
Sissy-men (a poem)
What kind of sissy-men get their fun
Whipping and jailing women who haven't done
Anything wrong. They minister hurt with glee
And blame it on Allah, but they're not fooling me.
I am a woman, and it makes my skin crawl
That my MidEastern sisters are held in thrall
To medieval horrors delivered by men
Who horde them as if they were pigs in a pen.
Under their burkas they are hidden away
From a modern world where ladies play
A major part in their nations' affairs.
Thatcher, Meir and Merkel reached the highest chairs.
I urge all enlightened women to join the attack
Should these violated victims ever dare to fight back.
Mimi Evans Winship
