#genderinequality - Hello Poetry

I spin, I twist, and then I twirl Never first place no matter how fast I ran I plan, I can, but if I'm still a girl Then just consider me a man.

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Oct 3, 2024

Oct 3, 2024 at 5:55 PM UTC

EmeryF

A Man

I spin, I twist, and then I twirl Never first place no matter how fast I ran I plan, I can, but if I'm still a girl Then just consider me a man.

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You are a brilliant poet and writer And a terrific activist and orator On the head, do you hit the nail Every time without fail! You speak what people do not want to hear Which makes me grin from ear to ear Never do you sugarcoat Nor do you showboat Supreme, is your clarity of thought A lot of battles, must you have undoubtedly fought And when it cometh to your imagination To the winds, do you throw caution The way you repeatedly attack our Brahminical patriarchy Leaves us all under a spell Because your writing is so fiery That even the Sun can't hold a candle to it!! Your English is flawless So brilliantly do you assess The problems in our society Incomparable, is your brutal honesty Not to mention, your Tamil is a work of art Very well, have you played your part In fighting caste and gender inequality To all of us, do you represent Hope Especially in these times of adversity Never do you sit down and mope When the going gets tough Rather, do you tell yourself "Enough is enough!" And bounce back with a bang Loud enough to silence your detractors Unquestionable, is your character!! To the literary world, are you an invaluable asset Because, there ain't nothing you can't achieve Above all, you make us believe That we can fight the system And most importantly, WIN!!

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Mar 14, 2024

Mar 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM UTC

Ashwinkumar1989

Poem Dedicated to Meena Kandasamy

You are a brilliant poet and writer And a terrific activist and orator On the head, do you hit the nail Every time without fail! You speak what people do not want to hear Which makes me grin from ear to ear Never do you sugarcoat Nor do you showboat Supreme, is your clarity of thought A lot of battles, must you have undoubtedly fought And when it cometh to your imagination To the winds, do you throw caution The way you repeatedly attack our Brahminical patriarchy Leaves us all under a spell Because your writing is so fiery That even the Sun can't hold a candle to it!! Your English is flawless So brilliantly do you assess The problems in our society Incomparable, is your brutal honesty Not to mention, your Tamil is a work of art Very well, have you played your part In fighting caste and gender inequality To all of us, do you represent Hope Especially in these times of adversity Never do you sit down and mope When the going gets tough Rather, do you tell yourself "Enough is enough!" And bounce back with a bang Loud enough to silence your detractors Unquestionable, is your character!! To the literary world, are you an invaluable asset Because, there ain't nothing you can't achieve Above all, you make us believe That we can fight the system And most importantly, WIN!!

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Girls of greatness must make haste, for men of the very same stature start up a few pace!

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Apr 21, 2022

Apr 21, 2022 at 12:13 AM UTC

birdsluvtosurf

Sexism

Girls of greatness must make haste, for men of the very same stature start up a few pace!

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Husband smiling down at his wife’s baby bump: He wonders if it will be a boy or a girl He wonders if it will be a man or a girl He wonders if it will be his son or a girl, A girl… a gender he disconnects from because they come with topics that people should keep away from If it’s a boy he can congratulate him when he brings home a girl But… if it’s a girl he’ll have to warn her about boys Boys will be boys and girls should beware. He wonders how he would cope if his little boy blue decided to wear pink How he would cope if his son, this man sat crying in his room and was too afraid to say. He looks down at his wife’s baby bump and wonders…

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Mar 9, 2019

Mar 9, 2019 at 11:49 AM UTC

CourtneyScheuble

Pink and Blue

Husband smiling down at his wife’s baby bump: He wonders if it will be a boy or a girl He wonders if it will be a man or a girl He wonders if it will be his son or a girl, A girl… a gender he disconnects from because they come with topics that people should keep away from If it’s a boy he can congratulate him when he brings home a girl But… if it’s a girl he’ll have to warn her about boys Boys will be boys and girls should beware. He wonders how he would cope if his little boy blue decided to wear pink How he would cope if his son, this man sat crying in his room and was too afraid to say. He looks down at his wife’s baby bump and wonders…

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Be **** but don't be a **** Be modest, but don't be a ***** Be smart, but not smarter than your man. Be independent, but not so much that you never need a man. Be everything and nothing at all- all at once and at any given time. •k.p. 5.30.16•

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May 29, 2016

May 29, 2016 at 10:10 PM UTC

katie-perner

growing up a woman

Be **** but don't be a **** Be modest, but don't be a ***** Be smart, but not smarter than your man. Be independent, but not so much that you never need a man. Be everything and nothing at all- all at once and at any given time. •k.p. 5.30.16•

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