Educated: Yes, Liberated: No
Education doesn’t complete her,
what does? – Empowerment does.
To sleep: Yes, To dream: No
Luxury doesn’t complete her,
what does? – Self-Confidence does.
Social pressures: Yes, Rationale: No
Social status doesn’t complete her,
what does? – Mental status does.
Grounded: Yes, Freedom: No
Security doesn’t complete her,
what does? – Opportunity does.
To survive: Yes, Fight for right: No
Safety doesn’t complete her,
what does? – Freedom of expression does.
Endure: Yes, War Cry: No
Tolerance doesn’t complete her,
what does? – A right to compete does.
Impression: Yes, Passion: No
Achievement doesn’t complete her,
what does? – An excellence does.
To fit: Yes, To relate: No
Perfection doesn’t complete her,
what does? – Sense of belonging does.
To give birth: Yes, To nurture: No
Being a mother doesn’t complete her,
what does? – Making her children independent does.
– Dedicated to women and their rightful empowerment all over the world.
Previously posted at: My Facebook profile.
Very, very beautifully done.
That’s actually it, the very nature of women and the way they’re precieved in the world…
Exceptional work.
Thank you. 🙂
P.S. I love your poems…
I am humbled, thank you.
Very well carved ! That is exactly what my thoughts are…. You expressed them in such an eloquent way ! Yes empowerment , self confidence and freedom of expression is what completes a respectful women ! Love this piece ! Amazing.
I’m glad that it serves its purpose. 🙂 I hope that we bring some change.
Oh Yes well I hope the same 🙂 At least we are trying !
I loved this so much. Thank you for this.