When childish tough-talk
yields to receptivity
and all those insecure/self-centered steps
proceed in straight-line paths;
When feminine wiles
submit to Love's compassion
and that serpent's tongue—slanderous gossip—
is silenced by the Word;
When domination
defers to moral courage
and macho self-will/animality
retreats for purity;
Then does my manhood
complement my womanhood
and not abuse my child-heart innocence
but cheer the new idea.
For I find at one
(in unblemished harmony)
the male/female/child of God's creating
exemplified in me.
