WHERE IS SHE?
What has become of the
Proverbs Woman?
The wife, the mother?
The helper, the keeper?
The backbone of families?
Oh, how we still need her!
Where are the women
Who mended, and tended
Who cooked, and baked daily
(the food never ended)
Brought family together
For packed Sunday dinners
With aunts, sisters, and
cousins
Around to assist her
She fed us until our bellies
ached
With homemade cookies
And pies and cakes
Bring back Betty Crocker
(oh, man how we ate)
could make a SPAM taste just
like sirloin steak!
Where is she now?
Where’s the Original
Superwoman?
Where’s she gone? We need to
know
She used to make our house a
home
She could budget her pennies
Keep us all in style
Make a dollar last a month
And stretch a mile
And we never even knew about
her trials
‘Cuz she hid her tears behind
her smiles
And during the day
Whether sun or rain
She sent us to go outside and
PLAY
(and we’d obey, without delay)
Where are these real ladies
hiding today?
Are they gone away?
Where have the Virtuous women
gone?
They demanded respect of
every one
Didn’t sleep till all the
work was done
And her husband was proud to
call her The One
And when we cried,
She dried our eyes
She bandaged cut knees and
scraped up thighs.
Where is she now?
This woman today?
With just ONE LOOK
We knew our place.
She walked in beauty, style
and grace
Even with no make up on her
face.
She fed the hungry
Helped the sick
If you cross her, though, go
and get the switch!
Where has she gone? We need
her home!
Without her, we feel so
alone.
Where are the real mothers?
The ones who’s arms
Could protect us from danger,
and keep us from harm?
She helped us with homework,
Defended our fights,
When things were all wrong
She helped make it right.
Where is she now?
When the men were away
She kept families together
On her knees she would pray
(Whenever, wherever)
And when things would get
tough
She would sing songs of
praise
To the Good Lord above
And her warm smile would help
us
To get through the bad days.
And her hugs and her kisses
Healed like sun’s shining
rays
Why is she missing in this
day and age?
What happened to the Grandmas
we used to know?
They knew when to love, to
hug, and to scold
They carried wisdom of
generations of old
When they talked, we listened
Knowledge worth more than
gold
But today all our grandmas
Are 30 years old
Where’s a REAL woman at?
She’s so needed, we say!
In these times of ‘little girls’
Playing dress up today
They pretend to be women
But can’t handle the stress
They don’t cook, they don’t
clean,
And their lives are a mess
They cave in and quit
When the going gets tough
When they have a good man
They say “he’s not enough”
They search for the ‘bling’
They desire a ‘thug’
They toss aside good guys
Yet they wonder, “Where’s
love?”
Their houses are dirty
Their kids running wild
And you’ll find them
In the club- minidress,
weave, and a smile
“Droppin it like it’s hot”
While their kids feel the
burn
Bringing home every man who
desires a turn
Thinking always tonight that
she’s found a real ‘winner’
While her kids eat cereal, and
T.V. Dinner
For her kids; B.E.T is Mommy and Dad
They are looking for love, so
they follow a fad
They eat fast food, and never
a homemade pie,
They play on the WEB instead
of outside
They take Ritalin, and
anti-depressants to cope
And when they are lonely,
they drink and they smoke
No one brings them to church,
no one prays for their souls,
They experiment with danger,
and lust takes control
We can’t be surprised when
they kill and they die
In a world where a granny is
just 35.
So, where are the real women?
The strong, and proud Queens
Will you come out of hiding
Show them all who you be
Your husbands and children
need you to see
That you are the lifeline-
the root of the tree
When will you open your eyes
and see
That you are the pillar of the
community?
Without you we crumble, we
stumble as blind
The darkness takes over while
you run and hide
A good woman is like rubies,
As rare as a pearl
Has she now been replaced by
the VIDEO
GIRL?
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