the macho men of the
days of old
has long since passed
releasing his need for
dominance and control
over the submissive women
who barely spoke and
silently resented every
word he voiced until they
switched their roles into
independence
and she took her place
within the world
finding herself now
domineering and
though his heart opened
wider somewhere he
lost his spine
as he explored within
his feminine side and
she took on the act of super woman
and understood the male inside her
and the self evolves and grows
further yet into the place of
further depths where gender
no longer becomes competition
more understanding and
cooperation and women surrender
back into their softer selves and
men stand straighter and own
their purpose recognizing the
place that holds compassion and
both comprehend the balanced
expression of love beyond romance
and infatuation  where they are
proud again to be themselves
to stand in truth and not wither