by Lou Wilson, January 2001, Writing a Villanelle Assignment
Playing the roles of wife, mother and teacher is my plight Lying low, then secret friend, aven AKA, now and then But, beneath these roles I am a woman of delight! I'm a gal, not a sissy, I'm ready to fight! No bikini, or mini, no eighty-proof martini. When Fulfilling these roles, wife, mother, teacher is my plight. Finished my chores, mapped my plan, it's fight not flight. I'll toss out the script, write some new lines in Confident now, I am a woman of delight! I focus my energies, widen my sight Forget repression heated passion's no sin! Which role? Wife, mother , teacher is my plight. He loves me, he loves me not? Forget the daisy, shine tonight Cosmetic surgery...now blond... and thin Despite these rules, I'm a woman of delight! First pulled to the left, then dragged to the right I'll balance this act, I'll make it a win! Tho' being wife, mother and teacher is my plight Through all these roles I am a woman of delight! |