Ask a woman!

This diatribe is just my opinion
So I hope not to offend
Just something I feel strongly
A message I want to send

That if the sexes most be compared
In this realm the die is cast
The time for substantive argument
Is so much in the past

Not saying that all the qualities to lead
Are one side
For just intelligence does not a leader make
Hoping to claim a grain of pride

My humble opinion in terms of intellect
Females have a lead
Before you men object
Maybe listen to me plead

There is a reason why women live longer
Beyond the traditional roles
Think it goes deeper
Maybe the essence of our souls

Now maybe a factor is socialization
How we deal with pain
But the list is long when we evaluate
All the ways we aren't the same

But I do ask this
For maybe my memory fails
When was a war started over a man
And what of men in love who were jailed?

The Trojans and the Greeks
Battled about Helen so fair
And what about leaders brought down
When found in a romantic pair

Now you can rattle off your queens
And empresses of ancient times
The downfall of few from romance
At least what I do find

So I am not afraid to say
That in brute intellect I am less
I learned not to argue with mom
Because in fact mother knew best!