Trebling

Afraid to step another step

Her knees connected with the ground

And she began to part the earth

Tenderly with her hands

Making room for all of her emotional belongings

She removed her kindness

Her womanly softness

Her trust

Uncoupled her vulnerability

And natural sensitivity

She now stood naked

Feeling hollow

Like a dead Paulownia Dragon tree

She rose to her feet

Feeling a sense of nothingness

Flowing through her veins

And looked downward at her buried jewels

Because of men

Because of men

Because of men