I've had no man <br />To guard and shelter me, <br />Guide and instruct me <br />From mine infancy. <br />No lord of earth <br />To show me day by day <br />What things a girl should do <br />And what she should say. <br />I have gone free <br />Of manly excellence <br />And hold their wisdom <br />More than half pretence. <br />For since no male <br />Has ruled me or has fed, <br />I think my own thoughts <br />In my woman's head.<br /><br />Lesbia Harford<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fatherless-4/
