Woman

I am a woman of today,

My flame burns away,

Lit with the thoughts of tomorrow,

Even in the times of sorrow.

 

You can trap me,

snap me,

But I will flee,

And above the moon, I will soar,

Always aiming for more.

 

I will dust off my critics,

Even when I am my only fan,

I will drown out the voices,

in the shower of choices.

 

I refuse to carry the weight of my fate,

Prepared to start with a clean slate,

Every time my goals are not checkmate.

I decide to run,

Even when all I have ever heard is,

Good things happen to women, who wait.

 

The differences in biology,

Are too much for me to notice,

It strengthens me to know,

That a soul I can grow,

But, your body runs free as a flow,

And you judge us for a belly that shows!

 

And you will reserve places to hire us,

Although, when it’s time for a snack,

You will slam us with a knack,

Painting our merit in the deepest color of black.

 

But, there will be some of you,

Who will dazzle us with your belief,

And generosity,

Shining a spotlight on us,

When we need it the most.

 

I am glad to be born as a woman,

Even when I am a tiny bit jealous,

I embrace all the curves of life,

Even when some of them are on my body,

For I have a long way to go,

And resilience makes me glow!