| This poem Women is an excerpt from my book Social Injustices: Path to
Nihilism Perspectives in Black and beyond.
On 503-615-4162. |
Women
Out of the dust, man
rose.
When his rib was taken,
time froze.
And thus the saga of
women began.
Life
the interaction of woman and man.
She is the mother- Providing shelter
for the future residents of earth
and eventually giving them life. She also gives
closure in the
underbelly
of past memories, bringing present things to light.
She is the Nurturer-
Providing tender love when necessary,
and affection in abundance. She can soothe pain with
her voice of reason and understanding.
She is the incarnation
of love everlasting.
She loves when no one
else can.
She loves when no one
else will.
She provides support and
caring
when things seem ill.
But-
She is considered an
object, a trophy to be won
and shown off to everybody who wants to see.
She is considered an
object of lust and vain fantasy.
She is considered an
object who has no thought
being pimped, prostituted, and bought.
She has been raped of her
love and tenderness.
She has been raped by
certain members of the male-dominated society,
and is now filled with bitterness.
She has been raped of
her dreams and dignity,
paying the price for trying to gain liberty.
She has been beaten, for
reasons
that change like the seasons.
She has been beaten to
supposedly
restore order, but more chaos is created.
She has been beaten,
heading toward
the road of total domination.
And through all of this, she has persevered
and overcome.
She has become a strong
force to be dealt with, because-
now she can think and stand alone. She no longer
W.orships.
O.
M. asters
E. very
N. eed
Because
she is no longer totally dependent.
Even though she has
become the very symbol of
love, lust, and hatred.
And-
In this very landscape
she is still subjected to brutality.
The rib of man, still dealing with
the harshness of reality.
And with all these atrocities tears are
shed for hope
in the pool of equality. The Tears representing
T. ime
E. mbraced
A. nd
R. emembered
S. ymbolically
Women