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Kara Shirlene Aug 2020
Women were made to roar.
So don't tell us to calm down.
We'll shake and howl,
And then stand proud
As we fix each other's crowns.

Women were made to speak.
So don't silence us when we scream.
We'll stomp and rave,
And then release
The lioness within- Strong & Brave.

Women were made to lead.
So don't pretend we won't.
We'll rise and march,
And carry on fiercely,
Every sister rooted in her strength.

Women were made to bleed.
So don't act like we are weak.
We'll shed our skin,
And be renewed,
Ready to roar again.
©KSS 4/2020
Raven Woodfort Aug 2020
you ask me
How did you get your sister to be so
deep-eyed, out-smarting, alone-
in-the-world, high-demanding, queen’s neck
You wonder how

I helped her become
a feeling heart, a keeper-upper;
a give-you-upper when
you hurt her. A think-it-over,
space-keeper, knows-your-
thoughtser, love-me-harder-
or-not-at-all.


I wonder how
I didn’t **** her.
I wonder how she
kept her head up,
didn’t **** me.
Because
to create a harder, healed heart
you must break it first.
I'm sorry I had to be the one to break you.
Ndagire Shamim Aug 2020
the thoughts in the mind,
sometimes the reasons for holding back,
feeling familiar to us,
blurring out will to gain more,
seeming like excuses are true,
stopping the first step.

its within you,
you hold the strength,
the courage to see through,
allow reasons to stay that way,
excuses not to stop you,
a distinction you can only make.

remember grieve is normal,
pain is not always bad,
love is not always good either,
and continuous change is what growth is all about,
so go ahead, start it.
Coleen Mzarriz Aug 2020
There he goes
scraping his last worn-out scars
gripping the tune of
his harsh breathing
could've been if he was
the brave man
he ever showed.

Harmonized with his rusty guitar
sang an unfamiliar lullaby
hummed in different tones,
as he silently uttered a profanity
and there goes him,
let out a clamor
no one will ever heed.

As his visions turned blurry,
the fussing rasps of his voice
can only be grasped
by the mist of death
and there he goes,
sang a weeping lullaby
beside him was the woman
who so abode with eternal chaos.

And then together, a wayfarer
amid the longing dawn,
the sun shall never rise again.
From the tune of the brave man,
he quieted the chattering misery of
the goddess of the night.
The brave Man and the Goddess of the night.

p.s you can also listen to ‘I Promise’ by Radiohead.
Raven Woodfort Jul 2020
I
must
just
trust
And when I do my best, He will do the rest.
HYA Jul 2020
i thought i could breathe in deep waters
if i were brave enough to explore it;
then i realized that if i wanted to,
i should have been brave enough to hold my breath

fairytales lie,
we can't fly with pixie dust
nor breathe in waters with bravery
alone
listen to science or whatever
Raven Woodfort Jul 2020
Frailty of Life

How quickly is your warm
muscled arm carrying
everything you care for
and caressing my heart
broken.
It takes half a second...

Micro poem from Inktober 2019.
judiemars Jun 2020
Pillows getting tired catching teardrops
Searched for boogeyman underneath,
telling him to dry them this time


Wondering how long this would last
Shall I wait until the sun comes up?

No one knew she's dying to die
No one knew she's counting her breath
No one knew she needed help

But then,
no one also knew she survived alone
Drying up her own tears
picking up her broken glass
putting up a brave face
She did not came out from a storm
For she became one
There are battles we chose to fight on our own ; at the end of the day , it's us who picks ourselves up after hitting rock bottom .
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