Thursday, May 14, 2009

Welder

I am the welder
I understand the capacity of heat
To change the shapes of things.
I am suited to work
Within the realm of sparks
Out of control.

I am the welder.
I am taking the power
Into my OWN hands.

--Cherrie Moraga, from This Bridge Called My Back

I tried to find some graduation-style feminist wisdom, and this was something that really hit home for me. May we, no matter what path we choose, be the welder in our own lives, ready to take our lives and events into our own hands and shape our destinies.