By moments, I think
Am a free woman indeed.
But the truth is
I am not.
I see, what I see,
I breathe, what I breathe
I do, and I did
But not what I really wanted for me
Not truly, indeed.
I see what they want me to see
I breathe what they want me to breathe
I do, & I do, & I do
& I did, what they want me to do.
Emancipation is not truly here
Am I a free woman, indeed?
I saw, & I did, and I thought, but nothing was true at all.
They let me vote, they let me read, they gave me rights,
They let me Be.
Isn't that fair enough?
Of course not.
Rounded world, narrow minds
Through votes, and words and deeds and rights
Free am not.
Emancipation is not enough.
Sep 18, 2015
Sep 18, 2015 at 4:17 PM UTC
By moments, I think
Am a free woman indeed.
But the truth is
I am not.
I see, what I see,
I breathe, what I breathe
I do, and I did
But not what I really wanted for me
Not truly, indeed.
I see what they want me to see
I breathe what they want me to breathe
I do, & I do, & I do
& I did, what they want me to do.
Emancipation is not truly here
Am I a free woman, indeed?
I saw, & I did, and I thought, but nothing was true at all.
They let me vote, they let me read, they gave me rights,
They let me Be.
Isn't that fair enough?
Of course not.
Rounded world, narrow minds
Through votes, and words and deeds and rights
Free am not.
Emancipation is not enough.
