Why Only For Just One Day
In
Honour of International Women’s Day 2021 and for my Mother
For you Mother, I will stand and fight for meaningful jobs. I will write to the Mayor, who I did not vote for, and tell him how I feel about his position on Indigenous land acknowledgement. I will write to the Premier, who I did vote for, and tell how I feel on his position on pipelines and dam projects and how he he’s been a bad dad for not considering his children’s future and what his position will leave for his grandchildren’s livelihood. I will write to the Prime Minister and talk about how his memory is faulty and ours is not, and that he promised us a proportional representative government, then went back on his word and did what his friends wanted. I will buy local fruits and vegetables from women-run groceries and baked goods from small business in my neighbourhood. I will read women’s stories and pass on women’s ideas on this day and every day onwards. Because it seems that I need to ‘raise my game’ so that all other women will also. For you Mother, I will write down these words as you did not feel you could voice your opinion yourself. For you Mother, I will continue to write my words and yours tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that and ...
© March 2021
