I Am Woman

Boys will always be boys, but girls have to become women

Dear Reader,

Happy Women’s History Month and belated Happy International Women’s Day!!

Think about all the women in your life: from your mum, your sister, to your aunt, to your grandmother and your friend. How have they blessed your life? Let’s Begin :)

If you would prefer to listen to this week’s poem, here it is: I Am Woman

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I Am Woman

Mentality as old as time
A tradition, the bedrock of civilisation
Passed down from generation to generation
Shiny like a heirloom in its prime

Stripped of the privilege to be
Forced at a young age to mature
Boys will always be boys
But girls have to become women

Learn how to cook
Keep your voice down
That is how men are
Is this how you would behave in your husband’s house?

My forefathers thought themselves correct
To prepare the next generation
But right was not right
Just because of where they stood

From the overlooked pillar of rooms guarded
To the spice in the choice meals
I am the sonorous voice of the anthem of nations
The thread in the fabrics covering your nakedness

From the essence of the next generation’s existence
To the binding force of peace
I am the covered light
The first wonder

I am a friend
A sister,
A daughter,
A wife

I am a Woman

The essence of the next generation’s existence

This week’s poem, I Am Woman, is dedicated to every woman. You are loved, valued, and worthy. If no one will applaud you, I clap for you today and every day. If no one will give you flowers, I give you one today and every day that comes after💐.

You matter. Never for one second think that you do not. The Creator saw it fitting to bless creation with your existence and I know for sure that He never makes mistakes.

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Thank you for reading Grace & Faith in Verse.

Until next time, God willing

Shalom✨