A Millions Shards of Glass

All the mothers and all their mothers
all the daughters and their daughters, too
a nation of pantsuits, skirts, dresses, and overalls
collars in every shade and hue
a nation of colors, cultures, and creeds
struggling while enduring
loving, dreaming
shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand

A million shards of glass

a million points of light
reshaped into the likeness of woman
stronger together from this day on