SHE IS A WOMAN

A poem 

Jennifer Shaina Gomes  

M.A Sem 2

By Pexels

She cannot walk in the streets alone at night 

Predators are watching, she's locked within their sight 

She cannot wear the dress she wants 

Society will scream at her, rumours will haunt 

The demons that lurk outside the gates of her home 

Follow her when she steps outside to roam 

She has no freedom, she has no security 

We say women are empowered, but do you think they are actually free? 

She is a mother, a sister, a friend 

But we fail to protect them until the very end 

She is stripped off her dignity 

The demons devour her and everyone just stands aside to see 

Her voice is silenced 

Her bed is stained in blood red 

She screams, she fights 

But cannot walk through the darkness to come out in the light 

The scar she bears is deep 

But punishment is something those demons don't reap 

Let her fly, don't clip her wings 

Let her voice sound loud when she sings 

Let her walk with her head held high 

Wipe her tears, don't let her gasp that losing sigh 

She is a mother, a sister, a friend 

she is a messenger that God has send 

She is a woman who shall see no tragic end 

 

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