Very Germaine

When Germaine Greer wrote her early feminist books,
they came replete with details of female anatomy
that were neither detached nor pornographic, but scientific.
She showed and explained what so many shied away from
in tones that were intended to be factual, common sense.

To help her readers apply themselves more easily to her texts
she made her chapters short, so that busy housewives
who wanted to be informed could read her books
in their shortest breaks, or whilst sat upon the toilet.

For many women the time they felt was most theirs alone,
the time that nobody else wanted, was their time on the toilet.
Thus in short bursts women could push away their ignorance
about their bodies amid pushing away bodily wastes.

Her lesson was clear; never disown any part of you,
or any part of your day. The times we see as least useful
may be the times when our learning is at it's most personal. 

She wrote so her readers could retain the knowledge
even when they read just a little and not that often. 

With her chapters much shorter
than many other authors,
she sought the readers others did not,  
to educate in personal development.