Ryanne Molinari

An Active & Imaginative Life

October 5, 2021

Run Like a Girl

Run as fast and far as the men
But be sure to stay out in the open.

Carry pepper spray or an alarm
To keep your health and keep from harm.

Turn down the music, keep wide, clear eyes,
Suspect all footsteps and passerby’s.

Go only in the broad light of day;
Brave the heat; it’s the safest way.

In order to run like a girl
You must run to outrun the world.

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Ryanne Molinari (MLitt, University of St. Andrew’s) is a pianist/organist, pastor’s wife, and lover of words. She is the author of Spirit-Filled Singing: Bearing Fruit as We Worship Together, and her writing has been published in journals such as the Journal of the T. S. Eliot Society (UK). Connect with Ryanne by subscribing to her blog or following her on Instagram.