Successful Daughter Poem by Randy McClave

Keep this always in your mind
On how others are known and defined,
When they post about woman in politics
They constantly use lies or rumors and dirty tricks.
When they post about them sleeping their way into a job
A woman's dignity they tried and wanted to rob,
They don't care to destroy her reputation
They are sending themselves to damnation.
Many men are maintaining the environment that they know
Where hate and anger and prejudice does grow,
These facts they must always and honestly heed
They just don't want a woman to ever succeed.
They want a woman to fall down and suffer and fail
In their world they don't want her to prevail
They'll lie, spread rumors and gossip all that they can
Because, she is not as smart or equal to a man.
Now think about that woman standing over there
Who fought hate, chauvinism, lies, gossip and rumors in the air,
Now if you happen to be a mother or a father
Would you allow this stuff to fall upon your successful daughter.

Randy L. McClave