Notice of absence from Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke
I will surely get back to you when I come online.
I will surely get back to you when I come online.
Society is wired,
For men's glory,
And women go through gory,
This, a long aged tradition.
Many a woman
Has suffered humiliation,
Some, cultural intimidation,
For the gender,
She represents.
Today,
The world is enlightened,
African seems not to embrace,
The wind of change.
Patriarchy, their tool
of oppression,
Gender in boxers and trousers,
Has traumatized many skirts,
Some call it culture.
Feminine voices cry
Not for equality,
But for equal treatment,
Breasts are humans
Not objects of gratification.
Pen will forever bleed,
To set the record straight,
Skirts are not toys,
But humans from whom,
Many lives are birthed.
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Author:
Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: July 12th, 2024 02:13
- Comment from author about the poem: This poem reflects on gender inequality in Africa. Women are subjugated and humiliated in the society, just for being women. Men control the society and subject women as an object of gratification.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments2
Gender inequality everywhere. Just a matter of degree...
Exactly.
Gender equality is only expressed on literary papers in Africa.
Well done for highlighting this lack of equality in Africa. It does occur in many other places on the globe. Some far worse than others. One fine day, I hope it will be eradicated. It won’t be in my life time though.
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