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A hard-hitting poem about women's freedom & sexual assault...
Sneering wolvesEmerging out of darknessFaces you never saw, voices you don’t recognize
Pushing your way back into your houseBecause streets are for menWomen walk on them only during the day
What was the crime?And back into the house, but where was home?Access to someone’s body is access to their soul, to their homebut this was theft!To be punished with theftTo be punished by theft, of theft,To be punished after theft.
A faint voice reminds me“Told you, don’t leave home after it gets dark”“I never leave home alone, my folks don’t allow”“It is not right to talk to boys”“Too much make up gives wrong signs”“Not in our culture”“You should be quiet and must cooperate”“Forget that it happened, and move on”“All your and your family’s fault”
Reminders…Constant reminders…
Of being punished with theft,Of theft,By theft,After the theft,Over and over again.
A few days later, I hear, a little girl’s home was ransacked,This time during the day, at her own house.
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I wanted to scream with excitement that my daughter chose to write about her ambition and aspirations over everything else first. To me, this was one of those parenting 'win' moments.
My daughter turned eight years old in January, and among the various gifts she received from friends and family was an absolutely beautiful personal journal for self-growth. A few days ago, she was exploring the pages when she found a section for writing a letter to her future self. She found this intriguing and began jotting down her thoughts animatedly.
My curiosity piqued and she could sense it immediately. She assured me that she would show me the letter soon, and lo behold, she kept her word.
I glanced at her words, expecting to see a mention of her parents in the first sentence. But, to my utter delight, the first thing she had written about was her AMBITION. Yes, the caps here are intentional because I want to scream with excitement that my daughter chose to write about her ambition and aspirations over everything else first. To me, this was one of those parenting ‘win’ moments.
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