The Dinner Party   " And then all that has divided us shall merge And then compassion will be wedded to power And then softness will come to a world that is hard and unkind And then both men and women will be gentle And then both women and men will be strong And then no person will be subject to another’s will And then all will be rich and free and varied And then the greed of some will give way to the needs of many And then all will share equally in the Earth’s abundance And then all will care for the rich and the weak and the old And then all will nourish the young And then all will cherish life’s creatures And then all will live in harmony with each other and the earth And then everywhere will be called Eden once again.”   (Judy Chicago)  For what I have done to cause others to leave the garden, I need mercy.    For failing to see Love’s power in the young and failing to listen to the old, I need mercy.    ...