her fingers grasp the stubby pencil now
\nthat she can mark an X and change the world
\nwhich used to scorn her brain as half a man’s
\nbut better than a slave with none at all
\nin law the way was paved by women mocked
\narrested thrown in jail for seeking right
\nand finding none refused to eat and starved
\nand then their stubborn teeth bashed out for fun-
\nnelled slop until from shame the men in charge
\nsubmitted grim and angry gave the vote
\nand so she stands and ponders if the X
\nthe pencil in her hand can make is worth
\nforgotten teeth indignity and pain
\nto put in office cogs who rule by poll
\nthat blunts all pencils unto end of time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
her fingers grasp the stubby pencil now that she can mark an X and change the world which used to scorn her brain as half a man’s but better than a slave with none at all in law the way … Continue reading