Surrendering

As all the men take up so much space in my life,
today I fight back and take control of my territory.
Can't depend on validation from males.

I tried becoming a wife, a home mother,
but I need to focus on my work because my work is also important.
Education, Art, Science, Healing, Communities in need.

My grandmother was a very submissive yet hard working woman.
Her husband would hit the kids to keep them in line.
I don't want to have my kids be afraid, I don't want to hit.
Want to use my life as their foundation.

What do I need to feel fulfilled?
It's important to be recognized,
for what I am,
a person who studies life,
people,
sees the flow of time,
allows the world to exist.
That my daughters grow healthy,
that I be with people who support me through their love,
their time.
Time.
Time is limited for everybody.
I gotta make time for myself.
for my body, my soul, my mind.
How?