Great Song

Sorry I didn't update last night, but I was busy trying to turn a song into an original poem. The song I chose is called 'Bread and Roses' It has a lot of great history behind it that you probably won't be taught about. As a feminist, I think it's very important. It pushes equality and shows just how much we can do if we work together. Here it is: 

As we go marching, marching, in the beauty of the day
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses
For the people hear us singing, bread and roses, bread and roses.

As we go marching, marching, we battle too, for men,
For they are women's children, and we mother them again.
Our days shall not be sweated from birth until life closes,
Hearts starve as well as bodies, give us bread, but give us roses.

As we go marching, marching, unnumbered women dead
Go crying through our singing their ancient call for bread,
Small art and love and beauty their trudging spirits knew
Yes, it is bread we fight for, but we fight for roses, too.

As we go marching, marching, we bring the greater days.
The rising of the women means the rising of the race.
No more the drudge and idler, ten that toil where one reposes,
But a sharing of life's glories, bread and roses, bread and roses.

                                                                ~The Blogging Fangirl