I am a Lady

I am a lady.

Polite and refined, in a skirt and heels or jeans and a hoodie. I don't curse and I'm never vulgar.  I know how to set a table, how to fold a fancy napkin and which fork to use when. I carry tissues in my handbag because a lady always has tissues. I don't chew with my  mouth open and I never, ever spit.

I am a lady. I can take apart a washing machine,  fix it and put it back together. I can repair a refrigerator but I won't touch a microwave. I can take a plunger to the clogged toilet and I know how to snake a drain.

I am a lady. I have cut the grass, weeded the garden and started a fire. I take out the trash and I can shovel snow if I have too.

I am a lady. I can bake and decorate a cake. I can make a fantastic pot roast with gravy. I can sew a quilt or a flowing gown. I can arrange flowers. I can make an incredible, melt in your mouth, pie.

I am a lady. I can clean the kitty litter. I can shovel shit out of the chicken coop. I can even kill, clean and pluck the chickens before cooking them up for dinner.

I am a lady. I can charm a man into giving me a deal on a new set of tires. I can get a kiss from the deli guy along with my pound of roast beef. I can make friends wherever I go.

There is nothing I can't do because I am a lady.

I can do it all and do it on my own but I want more. 

I want to be petted and pampered. I want someone to bring me flowers, shovel the snow and take out the trash. 

I want to be loved and cherished. I want to be woken with sweet kisses.

I want someone who knows how I like my tea and cares enough to make it for me before I get up in the morning. 

I want to play and go on adventures with a partner. 

I want someone who can see me, hear me and cares enough to look and listen.

I want someone to see more than a pretty face. I want someone to see the core of strength that hides within. 

Don't ever underestimate me. There is nothing I can't do because I am a lady.