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I am a Woman

Image title: Triple Goddess     Artwork by: Susan Seddon-Boulet

I am a woman
Strong, beloved, and bold.
Full of emotion, dignity, values...
Sometimes they even unfold.
I... am a woman.

I am a woman
Embraced with love.
Pushed around, sometimes shoved
Yet... I stand on my own; two feet to the ground.
My life sometimes up
And sometimes down.
I've fought many battles, still feels like I'm at war.
Sometimes I am referred to as a goddess...
While others see me as a whore.
Bombard from the world
Who molested me before I was born as... a girl
Still hearing every gender slur
All because... I am a woman.

I am a woman full of grace.
Though there are times I stumble upon my face,
I piece myself back together.
A nurturing entity.
A woman; your mother
A daughter,
The gender before your great-great grandmother.
After all...
I serve many purposes besides just shopping at the mall.
Have wounds unseen even to the human eye.
Sometimes they never heal,
Other times I patch them dry.
The brightness of the day...
The darkness in the night...
I am the angel of the guiding light.

Nefertiti...
Joan of Ark...
I am those; the life filled with art.
I am Harriet Tubman,
Sojourner Truth,
I am Africa pulled from the roots.
I am Pocahontas,
Female of Atlantis
And along with this
A woman who forgives, but never forgets.
That single mother struggling to support her kids...
Hence,
I AM A WOMAN!

Author notes

I am speaking as though I am a woman as a whole.  
Also, I was listening to... "More than woman. More than a woman to me." and its stuck in my head. LOL!

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  • msjuicytech
    October 16
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    Always a pleasurable read ;-)


  • Kathraina silver member
    October 1

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    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Very powerful message that resounds off the page!
    Brilliant job with this write, I love your imagery and metaphor.
    Very strong voice here

    bravo and thank you for entering



    ♥ kate


  • Palas Kumar Ray
    August 30
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    Very nicely presented.


  • Badass Brea
    August 18

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    Gorgeous!

    I absolutley love this piece! It's beautiful, glorious & makes me proud to be a woman. The emotion is raw in it's sincerity & for that I applaud you! Some of my favorite lines:
    This is my #1 fav. part of this whole piece:
    "After all...
    I serve many purposes besides just shopping at the mall."

    "Sometimes I am referred to as a goddess...
    While others see me as a whore."

    This is a very strong poem about the female gender & I adore it! Thank you so much for writing it!

    -Brea

  • Depth gold member
    August 17

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    RTFO

    Indeed. Being a woman is not easy, but I say fine with that. This is very well written and it's major strength is the context and the emotion contained. Excellent.


  • Ellis gold member
    August 12

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    Most men don't fully appreciate women
    Like most humans don't fully appreciate cats
    Men don't see beyond what is most feminine
    And humans think we're only good for catching rats

    Tiki Cat
    Buy my Tiki's Gourmet Cat Food
    "Too Good For Humans"

  • unraveled
    August 12
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    Forgot to applaud

  • unraveled
    August 12

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    That is a really great picture.

    I love the strength in this poem, and yes I was definitely looking for entries with woman as a whole, so you took it the right way. I love the contrast, the strength, this reminds me of what I feel deep within me.

    Thank you for entering,
    cassidy

    • Poetrist
      August 12
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      Thank you very much for the contest. Without it, I would have never finished this poem. My inspiration was a simple spark from yours. Again I thank you.


  • Zia-
    August 11

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    Brilliant

    This piece speaks in volumes of power, as you are a woman that stands your ground, no one is able to tear you apart for your burdens are strong but with your courage and fact that you are a woman you overcome them as a obstacle in life... I love teh way you use "I am a woman" so often confirming the affirmation..

    Brilliant piece

    Zia,


  • Wickedruby1 gold member
    August 9

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    Very Good

    Writen by a true woman of flesh and spirit, we do get the shaft more oftenthan not. Men use us and abuse us but still expect dinner to be on the table at night.
    Our children scorn us and ignore us but call for mommy in a fright.

    • Poetrist
      August 9
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      "still expect dinner to be on the table at night."
      That is is so true. LOL! I've had that happen to me before. Thank you for your wonderful comments.

  • Fashionista
    August 9
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    I really like this I think it's insightful & relateable ..... great poetry !


    • Poetrist
      August 9
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      Thank you. I appreciate you coming by and taking a look.

  • CacTile Soup
    August 4
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    I like you. Nice work!


  • babygirl2582 silver member
    July 30
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    Amazing...


  • cgirl0410 silver member
    July 26

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    Whoa, this is really great! So positive and uplifting and TRUE for all women. Great write. Thanks for the comment on "Spoken Word Joint". - cgirl0410


  • Angel-of-Chaos
    July 25
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    Awesome write, yeah it's kind of funny how as a society we "seemed" to have come such a long way yet we are very stuck in a stereotypical world. Another great write

    • Poetrist
      July 25
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      Thank you for stopping by and commenting

      That is so true my friend. I like to watch UFC, play my PS3, and watch Anime. When i go and buy a game or Anime movie I get told..."So, your boyfriend is a _____ fan I see." I always have to tell them its for me. They sometimes say "What do you know about that?" And when at work when the guys are having computer problems, my boss sends me down to help. The guys always look at me funny and say that I wont be able to fix it; that they need to call IT instead. About 90% of the timeI fix the problem and they are like wow... I didnt know you could do that.
      LOL! Sorry... I had to vent there for a moment. LOL

      • Angel-of-Chaos
        July 25

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        That is okay, I know the feeling. I love playing video games. I try to play with my brother and his friends but they leave me out, only calling on me to get them through the HARD parts lol.


  • Darksadness
    July 25
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    i liked this, awesome.
    Something i would love my three daughters read.
    How to be a strong woman.


    • Poetrist
      July 25
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      I am glad you like it. I didnt think I'd get many responses on this poem. Thank you so much

      • Darksadness
        July 25
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        its sad i think that so many great writes are lost, as this one is, i have many that have not had a single comment on them.
        Positive writes like this need to be read and show cased and glad you wrote it

        • Poetrist
          July 25
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          Well, I will be sure to stop by and fill those empty spaces once I get a chance. When I have poems that are not commented on, it makes me wonder if it sucked or was boring. I would at least like to know that much. lol! Again, thank you

          • Darksadness
            July 25

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            thank you when you have time, i know the feeling an empty page with no comments really makes me wonder if it sucks that bad that people read it and leave. lol!


  • Aelten
    July 22

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    I love this! So complete, bold and yet, truthful. What a great piece I definately enjoyed reading this!!
    A~


    • Poetrist
      July 22
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      I guess those finger cramps were worth it. Thank you. I am really glad you enjoyed it


  • WuzGood
    July 20
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    Very good write, what a way to describe a strong woman! strong emotion!! great read!!

    • Poetrist
      July 20
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      Thank you. I tried really hard on this poem. It was actually meant to be a mother's day poem, but I never finished it.

      My tribute to women everywhere!


  • SkyScraper Soul
    July 20
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    Great piece! Very well written and full of emotion. Good luck in the contest!!


  • Swangrnv gold member
    July 20
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    EXCEPTIONAL!

    Straight to my favs list this goes sweetie! and yes..you are a woman and i HEARD YOUR ROAR!!

    • Poetrist
      July 20
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      LOL! Thank you. I have been working on this piece for like... forever! I finally had a reason to finish it. Wow, the favs huh? I didnt know you could do that.

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