we don't need men

we don't

need men anymore, the politician

says,

pushing her husband

behind her.

we don't need

hunters

and doers.

builders,

shakers and movers.

we don't need

testosterone

laden

men with beards

and bows

and arrows.

men with muscles and vision.

we need

soft men. childlike men

in aprons.

not warriors

or heroes.

we need them at home

changing diapers,

making

soufflés and quiche,

doing laundry,

walking the dogs

and children.

we need them bent and

weak,

repentant

for all that's ever been.

we don't need men.