One day, when I was six, I became a mountain
It was the day I yelled and screamed with righteousness into thick air, the air my only witness, while I sat on my bed’s soft bedrock
And with my pillow I swiped at that air, at the bed, at the enemy sitting next to me — her name was Injustice
And the rage burst out like lava from a fissure that needed so much to crack open and Injustice was afraid of me and though the lesson did not teach her anything I learnt there was power in my truth and in my anger
I was a mountain
Tag: feminist poetry
Preyed
Whispers penetrate flesh walls, secrets resound like a melody within the temple of mind. A church choir of boys sing Latin, a tongue they never understood,… Read more “Preyed”
How to be a woman? — Megha Sood
There are rules to be followed guidelines to be remembered to be followed to the tee before I can call my self a woman a lady like… Read more “How to be a woman? — Megha Sood”
And how the body heals-Megha Sood
And how the body teaches itself to heal to get up shed off the scars the sullen time has left behind rub off all the cobwebs of the stale… Read more “And how the body heals-Megha Sood”
A cry for life-Megha Sood
This poem is part of the series on the Global Exploitation of Women. The deliberate killing of a newborn female child is called female infanticide. Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) stated… Read more “A cry for life-Megha Sood”
Feminism is my Realism- Kindra M. Austin & Christine Ray
I am Organism Female Defense Mechanism Natural Feminism is my Realism Because #MeToo, Motherfuckers I’ve been abused Been paid less cash Called a Radical Cunt a… Read more “Feminism is my Realism- Kindra M. Austin & Christine Ray”
Nicole Lyons’ I Am A World Of Uncertainties Disguised As a Girl #1 New Release in Canadian Poetry
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Nicole Lyons’ I Am A World Of Uncertainties Disguised As a Girl #1 New Release in Canadian Poetry. Pick up your copy…
Never Going Back to Wonderland- Hannah Munroe
Goodbye to white rabbits Goodbye to men in masks who tell riddles I am old now and too tired to try and solve the puzzle Goodbye to… Read more “Never Going Back to Wonderland- Hannah Munroe”
Flat Line- 1Wise-Woman
Your hatred had a heart beat Separated from your soul A lifetime ago Why eternally unknown Pervasive pulse Rampant rhythm Powered by purity Found in voiceless vulnerability… Read more “Flat Line- 1Wise-Woman”
Whisper and the Roar 