When Guardians Betray Trust
Here is a whip;Lie down for a hundred lashes on your body,A thousand more on your soul, andHow you just lost the memory ofThe sweetest kiss. Here is a hand;Bear its force on your face two times,An earthquake on your mind, andOh, there goes the best friendYou met today.Lost in the abyss of memoryRepressed, caged. […]
I Know
I didn’t choose which body my soul should be trapped inSo I don’t deserve this pain or the blameFor if I had a choice, I wouldn’t go for a body like mineA body like mine is a weapon against MeFighting battles everydayLosing battles everyday I don’t want to be homeHome is painHome is scaredHome is […]
This Is A Letter To You
The women who have taken giant leaps out of the steep slopes of sufferingThe women who have known nothing but carrying daughters on their backsto walk into a prescribed lifetime of suffering This is a testimony from a woman who has known sufferingI will start by telling you that everything they taught you is wrongI […]
Two Way Mirror of Home
My home is like a two-way mirror,a single-sided reflection on each sideOn days when my sickness for my home takes over me,I don’t know which side I belong toI wonder: is it this side of home I belong to, or the other?How can it be that I am homesick for a place that may be […]
Not Mama
**************** And when I decided to leave,I left like Mama should have,I abhor daffodils,They’ve always graced Mama’s dressing table after a rough night,Daffodils made her stay,Daffodils made him worse,I wasn’t Mama,I’m not strong and quiet,I’m loud and I’m weak,My love can’t see beyond pain,Assault induces flight,I search for doors and run,I’m not Mama.
I am Not Broken!
You want to know why I write?Well, it’s because I feel like no one understands,or like I’m not being heard when I try to speak upI just write because my pen and paper understand me! It was a dark evening when I was returning from running errandsI was just a passerby or probably an innocent […]
Not A Feminist Voice
I fear himHe is always in the gymHe sings feminist like an anthemBut his eyes are an emblem of repugnanceHe makes women jubilantBut away from the exoteric,Tears flow like River NileHe’s known to be slyAll the women are rocked with painThough curses are like chicken-to-an-eagleThe elderly women send them to him after a rape. I fear himHe […]
I am Trending
My stomach is dropping I will not leave this house I cannot breathe Six pictures, an act of love, “I trust you, babe” “Sharing is caring” “FOR YOUR EYES ONLY” They’ve all seen my nakedness They all know, my shapes, my cracks, my curves, my birthmark My soul They are discussing the size of my […]
I am NO Woman
If woman is less manI don’t want to be equatedFor equality is NOT what I seekAnd algebra seconds meFor XX and XY will never be equivalentI seek Equity I am NO WomanIf woman is to abide to cultures and norms that undermine her intellect, power, talentSilencing her to a sub ordinate creatureI will not please YOU […]
IT IS HARD TO LOVE
As a child, I grew up in a domestically violent home.This was more like a nightmare to me. She wakes up every morning schemingher escape.But what about us, her children?Who will believe her?Who will comfort her?In our small-space home, I could hearher cry. The slaps he throws, the kicks he gives herShouts came, hits, never […]
