Where force rules. love has no grounds

Once women to  a  man were bound
We could not vote nor own  nor lease
Where force rules. love has no grounds

Our menstrual blood  made us unsound
We scrubbed the linen, killed the louse
Once women to  a  man were bound

The older women passed hints down
Dealt with men who tried to pounce
Where force rules. love has no grounds

There were abortions, underground
Girls might die  without a spouse
Once women to  a  man were bound

As the world goes on its  rounds
The strong play games  like cat and mouse
Where force rules. love has no grounds

Disorder comes up from the past
In the night we feel the ghosts
If  anyone  is calm and  kind
Force rules less and love gains ground.