I AM A WOMAN because I SAY SO

I am a WOMAN because I SAY SO


Not because my breasts can feed armies of destitute children of my land
Not because the depth of my heart can love even my enemies who wish the worst for me, in days when I need their support and convictions the most
Not because I honor even the husband who betrays the vows we took before GOD to LOVE one another forever
Not because I nurture even the street kids who ring on my person and abuse my genuine concern for their livelihood

I am a woman
Not because I have a vagina which has been a curse on my person as the world rapes its kindliness, its tenderness and abuses its worth through distorted lies of the pleasures it brings to those who force themselves to taste is lovable sensual truth
Not because my ears hear the unspoken vows of a disillusioned world
Filled with false testimonies of insincere hearts
Duplicitous natives who know nothing of who they are
Where they come from
And the path created for them by those who paved the way for us all

I am a woman
No t because you, the world says I am
Because I say I am
Because I live in this skin
And am a constant sight of nauseating onslaught
Domestic quarrels which scare my body with bruising signs and codes of
The patriarchal world I nurture and continue to love regardless
I am the everyday victim of loitering societal bandits
Who see weakness in my eyes and chase my purse to feed their addictions
The girl child who dares not walk to the shop out of fear of being molested by
Neighbors who lure her to creepy corners to pleasure their sickening pedophile minds

I am the sight of fault that even my parents are ashamed off
Because I will never continue the plight of their traditional quos
It is my body that is used to amuse the staring glares of men
As my stature, in shire nakedness stands on porches of rich folk’s homes
Who poke my kuchii to demonstrate their power over my person

I am a woman
Not because I have great domestic love for cleanliness
And an uncontestable devour taste and love for cooking
Not because I can wash and iron
Or shop until I have no more money

I am a woman
Because I say so
It is true that biology alone is not the a deciding factor
But the love of ones feminine gestures
So I am a women
BECAUSE I have been honored with a womb to breed and make grow human beings throughout the world
But most importantly to be a guiding light to all that breathes on the earth’s surface
As an oracle of human life
Mine is not by body but by the power of my heart
That is forgiving
Loving
Nurturing
Caring
Sensitive
Educational
Seductively intriguing
And breathes life into destitute souls

So do not think you know me
Do not seek to define and confine me to what and who you want me to be
I am who I want to be
I am a WOMAN because

I SAY SO …