<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 22px;">The Girls - Part II<br>(In response to "The Girls" by Terry Ebinger)<br><br>I can’t stop thinking about the girls.<br><br>The courageous girls<br>The resilient girls<br>The girls who stand up to injustice<br>And demand respect<br><br>The orphaned girls who carry their younger siblings to a safer place<br>The resourceful girls who stay alive despite the odds<br>The girls who hold tight the spark of hope and care<br>Even when no one cares for them<br><br>I can’t stop thinking about the girls.<br><br>Joan of Arc<br>Anne Frank<br>Claudette Colvin<br>Malala Yousafzai<br><br>Leaders<br>Innovators<br>Fighters<br>Visionaries<br><br>Greta Thunberg<br>Ruby Bridges<br>Jazz Jennings<br>Simone Biles<br><br>Indomitable<br>Unstoppable<br>Formidable<br>And yeah, beautiful<br><br>I can’t stop thinking about the girls.<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Jean Redus</div></body></html>