A Shift

When I put on my clothes

I take both arms

And I construct the best way

To enter

When I put on my trousers

I reach far to the floor

I shift from one foot to the other

I perform events

I create structures

And I work

And I dance

And I practice

To provide

For expression

And understanding

The answers

To the question

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We are women

We are strong

We are fighting for our lives

Side by side

With our men

Who work the nation's mines

United by the struggle

United by the past

Here we go

Here we go

For the women of the working class