Jess's Villanelle: Lament of a Wonder Woman Fan

Give her the freedom to be strong

a female hero to repair

a group in which we can belong.

I’ve been searching for it all along,

can superheroines be so rare?

Give her the freedom to be strong.

I’m listening for that theme song,

our coach soaring through the air

for a group in which we can belong.

Girls for justice can’t be wrong,

where are our mentors brave and fair?

Give us the freedom to be strong.

In the city amongst the throng

are countless heroes with flowing hair,

is there a group in which we can belong?

I’ll have to write my own theme song

and build myself a secret lair,

give myself the freedom to be strong
without a group where I belong.