The enemies of She Who call her various names

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               <head>The enemies of She Who call her various names</head>
         <byline>Judy Grahn</byline>

<lg>
               <l>a whore, a whore</l>
               <l>a fishwife a cunt a harlot a harlot a pussy</l>
               <l>a doxie a tail a fishwife a whore a hole a slit</l>
               <l>a cunt a bitch a slut a slit a hole a whore a hole</l>
               <l>a vixen/ a piece of ass/ a dame-filly-mare</l>
               <l>dove-cow-pig-chick-cat-kitten-bird</l>
               <l>dog-dish/ a dumb blonde</l>
            </lg>

<lg>
               <l>you black bitch-you white bitch-you brown bitch-you yellow</l>
               <l>bitch-you fat bitch-you stupid bitch-you stinking bitch-</l>
               <l>you little bitch-you old bitch-a cheap bitch-a high class</l>
               <l>bitch-a 2 bit whore-a 2 dollar whore-a ten dollar</l>
               <l>whore-a million dollar-mistress</l>
            </lg>

<lg>
               <l>a hole a slut a cunt a slit a cut</l>
               <l>a slash a hole a slit a piece</l>
               <l>of shit, a piece of shit, a piece of shit</l>
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<lg>
               <l>She Who bears it</l>
               <l>bear down, breathe</l>
               <l>bear down, bear down, breathe</l>
               <l>bear down, bear down, bear down, breathe</l>
               <l>She Who lies down in the darkness and bears it</l>
               <l>She Who lies down in the lightness and bears it</l>
               <l>the labor of She Who carries and bears is the first labor</l>
               <l>all over the world</l>
               <l>the waters arę breaking everywhere</l>
               <l>everywhere the waters are breaking</l>
               <l>the labor of She Who carries and bears</l>
               <l>and raises and rears is the first labor,</l>
               <l>there is no other first labor.</l>
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               <p>Judy Grahn is a thirty-seven year old poet. Her books include <title>The Common Woman and Edward the Dyke</title>. The above
               poem is from <title>She Who</title>, A Graphic Book of Poems which was
               recently published by Diana Press. She is working on a matriarchal novel.</p>

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