KORWOMYN: 

Womynhood from the Core.
Honoring the female energy within us ALL.

MANMAN,* I AM A GROWN UP NOW

When I was young, it was “When I grow up…”
Will manman understand
that I am a grown up now?
How can I tell her that she taught me how? 
She stopped being a “Haitian Lady” to be a woman
Today I stopped being a man to be a person
 It is never easy for the firsts,
and more is expected from those who follow
Too much pain, Too much pride,
Too much love
Manman you gave me too much
for me not to want more
Yesterday you taught me to dream,
And you did not say how far
Today, manman I am a grown up now

Alexendre Sacha Vington, M.D., Sept. 1987
*Manman is the Haitian term for mother.