'How True Even Today.... '

When I read the stories and ideas
created by the great men of the past,
the writers and thinkers, and the rest,
what I want to ask is
'where were the great women
from way back, whose wisdom
was clear and self evident?' 

But of course I didn't account
for the bias in being able to write.
Then I get my second disappointment.

So much of what those men said
was engaging in the matter of choice.
The best were generous and inclusive,
but their advice mostly went unheeded.

Wise words are fine
but wisdom comes from listening
and then acting on what is said.