I came across this awesome poem by Yasmin Morais and thought I must share this for every women. To all our mothers out there,single,widowed,married I say trod on. To all women Keep going you can cross that finish line.
Half the Sky
They say we hold up half the sky,
yet every day
daughters sigh
mothers cry.
Misogynistic rants
tear us down.
Boundaries are set:
“You can’t do that yet!”
Hold your head up,
square those shoulders.
Let your smile shine through.
Be your own you.
Don’t apologize,
just strategize.
This is your day;
this is your time.
Princess, you can cross that finish line!
Bio:
Yasmin Morais is a librarian and poet. She is the author of From Cane Field to the Sea, and Mommy and Daddy are Soldiers, and blogs at Poets of the Caribbean (http://poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.com
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