Covered from head to toe

Part 1

Sorry to Say

Sorry to see

Her Covered

Head to Toe

Except her Eyes

Presumably So

She Can See

And cannot therefore

Stumble,  

And Cause delay

Lying in the Path

Of a Busy Male

It might be

She may follow her Assigned Male

On his Rounds

On his way

To important business

Looking after his Interests

His Needs

Serving his interests

In the main—

Being He

She is assigned

To be accompanied by Him

Only, of course, when he deigns

When he has a mind

To be kind

To take her Shopping

Or otherwise as it suits

And is OK’d

By his Mates

As part of His Group

Tactical Squad

Looking after their Lot

Sorry to say

Ensuring Things Remain

As they are ‘meant to be’

That is, All for Him,

But Pronounced to be
in the best interests of Her

Albeit unasked

And in the interests of Society

And the Children 

Unless of course

There has been chosen

A beautiful young thing

Who Is

for one reason and another

Interested not to see

What is clear to

Those few women, and men, who have managed

To escape with their brains

Emotions intact

Understandably too big an ask.

For such Courage, Character and Daring Generosity

What is going to happen

With so little common sense

Which is a big thing to ask

Seeing as how

This behaviour

Has withstood

Centuries and cultures

In varying degrees and different parts of different societies

It remains strong, easily sustained

As there is so much to be lost

By those who have Not harnessed their egos,

To explore ethics and understandings

Other than self-interested core beliefs

Including complex manoeuvrings

To prove claimed ‘imaginings’

On the part of those who promote change to more just dealings.

Again, back in our face, for all and all race, we are all

Interdependent and Intertwined, Whining and Complaining

And yet again, 

I’ve been challenged, accused of ‘complexes’ 

Feel again -- Sadness, and disappointment, lack of support,

Probably worstly by myself,

I’ve tried my best

To support yet another inappropriate male

To be kind

Forgiving at best

Not noticing various

But knew and know that I Tried too much

Did not respect To my own common senses

Too much Doubted myself too much

Will I learn ever?

About misplaced trust

In an inappropriate Subject

Who simply misjudged his own

Capabilities and desires

His Life Now tells me The Problem-- I have Com Plexes!

Always a struggle

With Wants and Needs,

And consequent effects on others

I need to take courage, to move on,

Return forthwith to my previous, hard-earned focus

On professional doings which I know I can do,

Take faith in my abilities and carry on

Need to accept

As I’d tried and accepted in the past

That I likely will not Be able to Find

A compatible mate

It might be fine,

Forced to focus, Go for it.

Continue and increase Visiting with grace.

Interested to ‘make a difference’

Able I hope

Aware of Nature’s inevitable Acts

Is this my personal Diary for current mental and physical progress?

Or is it as you’ve dismissed it—my complex?!!!