Day 5-Jo March of "Little Women"-NaPoWriMo with Magaly Guerrero 2015

On day 5,  address your poem to an historical or fictional character.  Please cite the title of the book, where your character appears. If you choose a historical figure, do tell us his or her name.

Jo March of "Little Women"

When you jumped off
the pages of my'Christmas gifted books,
I was astonished!
Your curiosity, your dislike of
womanly duties,
but, mostly your ink-stained fingers
showed me a kindred spirit.
You should me what I would
be up against, 
how my gender would be
used against me
in my pursuit of
career and livelihood.
You could have taken
the easy way,
put away your pen and ink,
taken to the embroidery needle,
but you persisted.
You defied convention
with your heart,
instead of rich and handsome, 
you waited for someone
that would look at you
as an equal.
You, dear Jo,
shaped the woman 
I am today
and the artist 
I strive to be.
Thanks to you
and your beloved Professor,
I saw what a true partnership
should be.
I saw in you
the same burning desire
to know,
to explore, 
to write,
all so much a part
of my young psyche already.
It made me realize
that I was going to be
alright.




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