Matriarchy

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Everything’s going according to plan
Said the man
Who believed in control

He never looked sideways
He never looked back
Through a tunnel
He leered at his goal

Flames to one side of him
Flames to the other
Flames to his back unquelled

When he got to the light
At the end of his tunnel,
It turned out,

The light,
Was flames as well.

Everything’s chaos but can be improved
Said the woman
Who believed in compassion

She looked all around her
She looked to the skies
Through understanding,
She dictated her actions

Flames to one side of her
Flames to the other
Flames to her back as well

So she focused her light,
On all life she encountered,

And slowly but surely,

The flames were quelled.