Wee Women Struggling to shrink our girthin sizes of 3 and 4until the outside shape of our blossoming bodiesbecome to beno moreWe Women of statureand majestic sizeseek acceptance to bemodel citizensin our society`s stiff eyesand in anorexic spoutingsmagazines clamor day to dayto conform our images ofself and spirituality into a slimmer more concise way...seewe are to believe that as our glorious bodiesshrink our esteem will gradually growbut is this new psychology that is being fosteredone that only magazine editors and ad execs know? Will our hearts and intelligence factor suddenly increase and will we finally as women be respected as equals rightly at leastor will our shamelessswallows of xenadrine cocktailsand obsessive calorie counting behavior determine that we will become a motley assortment of blinded womenwho inevitably need a male saviourbecauseregardless of our size5`9 with heels orpetite, barely 5 feet tallwe are not truly recognized for the greatness we embody as women at alldownsized to visual trophies we forget Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Nzinga, and Ida B.we scoff at Fannie Lou and Mary McLeod because Beyonce is all we seeOur minds are beginning to shrink to match our diminishing space and size until We women flourish no more... left on to exist with downcast eyes(and Wee Women take over with jubilant stares and, of course, a pair of slimmer thighs...what our destiny shall be shall be a surprise...what our destiny shall be shall be a surprise...) Wee Womenby Khadijah Ali-Coleman© 2001