Adam’s Rib

Woman was created from the rib of man
She was not made from his head
To top him
Nor from his feet,
To be trampled on.
She was made from his side,
To be equal to him
From under his arm
To be protected by him
From near his heart
To be loved by him.
—    author unknown
[For another perspective, see one of my own poems:  “What’s A Woman Worth?“, located on my Poems page.  And, yes, I know both are probably incredibly chauvinistic, but please allow an older man his foibles.    —    KMAB]
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