(for S.T.)
If I don’t put on make-up
If I don’t run after men
And they don’t run after me
If my hair, nose, skin, lips, hips
Are what they are
When Mama birthed me
Black
And some say Ugly,
Ain’t I a woman?
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sorry to say this....
Submitted by rEese on February 10, 2011 - 3:38pm.
para kang Maya Angelou..pero gusto ko.
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Thanks. Actually, ang "Ain't
Submitted by nina_simone_blues on February 26, 2011 - 11:28am.
Thanks. Actually, ang "Ain't I a woman" ay title ng speech delivered by abolitionist Sojourner Truth at isang libro by bell hooks.
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kudos!
I truly love your style. It's simple, yet deep. I love how you described the woman character. Keep the poems pouring!
“Write in such a way as that you can be readily understood by both the young and the old, by men as well as women, even by children.” - The Great Uncle Ho (1890-1969)