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Woman
You rose up
From dirt and earthiness
You were not
Conceived by the stars
To shrink into nothingness
Show me your scars
The bruises of spirit that
Mark who you are
Scream from the places That you don't show Mapped on the inside Hear me when I tell you A thousand times On a thousand shores
I will break these chains As I did once before You will not shackle us again Remember The grit of who you are
The lines marked in blood Memories of silt stained imprint Soot marks left behind There is fire in your bones
Unquenching
To consume and char away all chaff Bitter husks lay dormant as they cinder Burn to the livewire Raw Indomitable Woman Discard all that would subdue your breath Rise up Dirty
Bloody
And alive.
- Joey Morris 2018
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