Behind, Beneath, Beyond

Behind every remarkable story

There lies a startling plot

Behind every remarkable man

There lies a woman as his rock.

Below the heated turmoil

There lies a truth waiting to surface

Below every man-made roof

There sits a woman who serves a purpose.

Beneath the law

But above the heart

There awaits a strong woman

Ready and willing to do her part.

Beside the King’s, the Mandela’s and the Evers’

The Coretta’s, the Winnie’s and the Myrlie’s tread along

Beside the Shabazz’s, the Obama’s and the Cleaver’s

The Betty’s, the Michelle’s and the Kathleen’s stood strong.

Beyond the painful stitches and the boiling stoves

Stood the wives of freedom so proud and tall

Beyond the men who moved the nation to it’s feet

Stood a group of wives who endured it all.