Very quietly
Our toes, our noses
Take hold on the loam,
Acquire the air.
Nobody sees us,
Stops us, betrays us;
The small grains make room.
Soft fists insist on
Heaving the needles,
The leafy bedding,
Even the paving.
Our hammers, our rams,
Earless and eyeless,
Perfectly voiceless,
Widen the crannies,
Shoulder through holes. We
‘Earless and eyeless’ needs interpreting. It suggests that women are prepared to disregard the clamour of resistance from men and traditionally-minded women.  The women refuse to or hear arguments that continue to oppress them. 
 A comparison has been made to  earthworms  moving underground, that are important to the eco-balance of nature and society. They move silently and unseen. 

Mushrooms