I AM A WOMAN

kwrites



I AM A WOMAN,

I AM A TOY... 

AND I COME IN A BOX 

I PRETEND TO BE DUMB... 

OR I COULD BE CALLED A FOX. 

 

MY SMILE WAS STICHED...

THE MINUTE I WAS BORN... 

I HAD NO IDEA I HAD TO DO THIS FOREVER

 NOR WAS I WARNED.

 

I AM TAUGHT TO FOREVER GIVE ... 

GOD KNOWS WHEN I WILL BE TAUGHT TO LIVE... 

I KNOW HOW TO LOVE... BUT JUST NOT MYSELF 

BECAUSE A WOMAN IS ALL ... BUT HERSELF. 

 

MY LIFE IS A PLAY 

AND I PLAY A FLY 

I HAVE AN AUDIENCE 

EACH OF WHOM IS A SPY.

 

SOMETIMES I AM WORSHIPPED AS A GODDESS... 

SOMETIMES I AM CALLED A WHORE... 

ALL OF IT...

JUST BECAUSE I WAS LIVING LIFE A BIT MORE... 

 

I THOUGHT I WAS BORN TO BE A QUEEN IN THE GAME... 

TURNS OUT I AM JUST A SPAWN ... 

WHO SHOULD FOREVER STAY IN HER LANE. 

 

I AM STRUGGLING...  

TO BUILD MY POWER AND TO SPREAD MY ESSENCE... 

FOR I LIVE IN A WORLD...

THAT IS STILL LEARNING TO HONOR MY PRESENCE... 

 

HOWEVER,

DESPITE ALL THE DISPUTES... 

MY STRENGTH IS MY SONG ...  

AND SO, IT WILL BE FOREVER LIFE- LONG ... 

 

IN THE END...

MAY MY JOURNEY BE KINDER ....

AND BURDENS BE LIGHT... 

AS I FORGE AHEAD INTO A FUTURE SO BRIGHT ...

 

 

 

  • Author: kwrites (Online Online)
  • Published: August 7th, 2024 09:52
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 9
  • Users favorite of this poem: Thoughtless, kwrites
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  • sorenbarrett

    A great write about the paradoxes and inconsistencies of life as a woman or just a person for that matter.

    • kwrites

      HEY! thank you for the support!!

    • Thoughtless

      The struggle to realize your own worth. Bravo. You know what to do.

      • kwrites

        glad that you liked it !!



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