The Matriarch

I am woman

I am strong

Hard as I need to be

Soft as I can be

Without falling apart

Or breaking my heart

Mother, Matriarch, bitch

I’ll take the part, accept the script

Do what needs to be done

Knowing I’m the only one

Who’ll play the role

Who’ll pay the toll

Call me mother

Call me Matriarch

Call me bitch

I don’t care which

Those who will

And those who won’t

I can’t sit by

Can’t let sleeping dogs lie

If I cry when I’m alone

Or sometimes wish them gone

If the happy face slips

Or the smile leaves my lips

Nobody knows but me

Nobody knows me

So call me mother

Call me Matriarch

Call me bitch

I don’t care which

I know that I’m the only one

Who’ll do what needs to be done

I’ll play the role

I’ll pay the toll

Call me mother

Call me Matriarch

Call me bitch

I don’t care which