women empowerment
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of my heart thuds louder
Walking never seemed so hard
But it’s dark and I’m alone, ma’s warning rings
O’ women of East
Do not bow before the beast
For you are the Queen of your men
And they are your guardians by pen
O’ women of East
Remember, you are not a feast
All that glitters is not gold
A mother, daughter, sister and wife,
Doesn’t she deserve to live a happy life?
A gift so rare since her birth,
This is the way you put on makeup;
you wear it everyday to become “beautiful”;
don’t wear too short dresses or skirts,
or the guys will be distracted;
They told me not to speak about it.
Pretty girls should't have ugly problems.
Pretty girls should be grateful.
Pretty girls should be poised.
So, they molded me into that.
A lot of People don't know
That I when I dance there is a flow
But that flow would not exist
If it was not for the person who I miss
The one who broke it to pieces
Now my heart has creases
It shows
What does going through a breakup
and being cheated on
and being betrayed feel like?
It feels like I have to wake up every
morning with a smile on my face and
At age 12 I started my period.
I was told “welcome to womanhood”.
At age 14 I worked at a pizza place.
A 50 year old man came in and asked if he could order me.
And what else do you expect her to endure?
The mountains she climbed
Wasn't enough for you to ensure?
The burden she bore,
The mask of happiness she wore,
I will imagine myself now dangling from the edge of a page,
Peering over the corner,
Letting my blood boil,
A useless flower on Valentine’s Day
Red to paint her lovers name as tainted as the love he gave
Roses have thorns but men have blades
He grabbed my wrists and cut my veins
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
So perhaps it was not beauty that shone in the wrinkled face of my grandmother,
well past a prime she doesn't miss.
It was strength
You won’t make it
The world cries
I will she deters
Tears threatening her eyes
With your skin so dark
Talking.
Talking is hard.
Breathing, eating, sleeping.
It all seems hard.
From the time I was a young girl to now, everything has been hard.
Exspressing my feelings is hard but I have a dream.
Divorce yourself from those scum pigs
Gouge them from their throats
Thrust their wills into the gutters
Where they belong
Do not wither
Bloom with their growing hatred
Her prowess is unparalleled,
Suppression never dissuaded all that she is--
An ephemeral incandescence-- ceasing relentlessly
Copyright © by Nikhil Parekh
Copyright © by Nikhil Parekh
Some days will be submerged in Déjà vu. Others will be as dark as the thoughts she’s trying to shake.
One-minute white pure light surrounds her, the next, hot flames burn
throughout her body.
My best friend was raped her freshman year and was shamed into transferring into another school.
I met her my senior year.
I'm whole.
Holy,
Wholly,
Pure.
Fresh driven snow,
Or freshly cut coke.
Blessed and untouched
Or lonely,
Unloved
Is my flower,
Truly power?
This is me
When you look at me, you see woman. You see wide hips, large chest, hourglass waist, curvy backside. You automatically see what I hold between my thighs.
Being Black is a curse
A black woman so much worse
The disrespect almost intolerable
I don't understand why everybody cares so much.
Look at me!
I am tall.
I am big.
I am loud.
I am strong.
Where is the problem?
Listen to me!
I am smart.
I am brave.
Oh Superman, where are you?
I'm scared, so please come help me.
what could I possibly do?
I need you to set me free.
seriously, I'm waiting!
Oh Superman, where are you?
When I see you in my dreams,
You have no power over me.
Time has done its part and I’ve grown up;
You are just a monster under some
Other child’s bed.
You do not frighten me from the other side.
This is my falling down story, the one where no one caught me
There’s no happily ever after, ‘cause they couldn't put us back together
I’m just a damsel in distress, turns out you’re just as helpless
Bad B*tch this bad B*tch that I just laugh and tell these dudes fall back
Bad B*tch huh I don't even know what that means cause bad is for kids if you ask me
You think you can come back
And hurt me like the last time
Well, you can see I’ve put you in the past
You’re ancient history now
I’ve put you up with all my childish toys
It’s time for me to be a woman now
she walks strong
showing no fear, no hesitation
with every breath she takes
she is closer to respect
in a world of men
a woman has no place
no rights
no freedom
