Anne Waldman talks about a girl named Kali. According to Anne Kali is all-powerful. Anne goes on to talk about how she "is an open system" and "a torque of energy." Kali uses a plethora of metaphors to show people that Kali, along with all other mothers, is amazing. Kali is the name to symbolize all of the mothers of the world. Anne is trying to tell people that mothers can be everything you ever need.