“W O M A N”

by A_F_R_O_W

I. Am. Woman.

Hear me ROAR…
and, weep..
and, purrrrrr…
as, I curl up…
and dye my hair..
because,
sometimes,
I prefer it, that way.

Then,
notice,
how I grow it out,
to release the grey.
Which I love…
…because,
I love me,
either way!

I am Woman.

See me, soar.
Hit, the ground,
writing,
whilst,
outrunning fears..
Sometimes,
I get stuck
on the tarmac,
for,
what feels like,
YEARS!

But, I listen.

Place my thoughts
into my hand-luggage,
and, carry on,
walking,
upon the right track.

I am Woman.
I’ve learnt, now,
how best,
I should pack.
I know, better,
what to
leave
behind…
and,
how, not,
to look back.

I am Woman.
I stand,
with my Sisters,
alongside, my Brothers,
to fight,
for what’s right.

My skin,
is Blue-Black.
I’ve been told,
that I “couldn’t”,
or, “wouldn’t”…
Well, now…
you’ve probably guessed,
what I made,
out of that!

But, if not…
let me say,
that I, happily,
stomped on
the head
of that serpent..
First, in my Louboutins,
then,
in my flats!

For,
this Woman,
has been, so,
brought up,
by the best,
of all Women.

A Mother,
who,
set the example,
for all,
that I am.
Pouring Faith,
into fallacies.
Showing,
the Greatness
in me,
was no sham.

But,
that any suggestion,
proposing,
I question her,
telling me this,
was a devious,
despicable, scam.

Because of her
Love
and her bravery,
traversing oceans,
to make a brand new life,
for her
and,
a better one,
here, for me,
though,
through her,
I’d not, yet, arrived,
upon Earth,
for, to be…

WOMAN…
I AM…
Daughter…
I am,
ever, grateful,
to the
Wonder Womb-an,
of her..

…and,
how blessed, I am,
to, forever,
have She.
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