In the company of women

I sit, surround by you, Women. Some of you I know, and others I don't. We are joined by the fact we all have body parts named the same. Some of you have lost some of them, a breast, maybe two. Surgeries have removed some of what we have in common.

I am not afraid of you, and for once, I'm not comparing. We are all together, and I can feel the bond, even though I do not know your stories...or your names.

And I look around, and our eyes make contact, and I sigh. "Where have you been my whole life? Have I not noticed? Have I not cared? I crave being with you. I long for shared stories, of rebirth. of struggles and triumph.

we are in each others company. we are each other.

and for that I sigh a big - - - - - y e s