Woman

[C Divinity]

Woman- By Nikki Giovanni
she wanted to be a blade
of grass amid the feilds
but he wouldn't agree
to be the dandelion
she wanted to be a robin singing
through the leaves
but he refused to be her tree
she spun herseld into a web
and looking for a place to rest
turned to him
but he stood straight
declining to be her corner
she tried to be a book
but he wouldn't read
she turned herself into a bulb
but he wouldn't let her grow
she decided to become
a woman
and though he still refused
to be a man
she decided it was all
right
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You gotta be a bad girl in this world to be heard...

 

[Furnace]

Nikki Giovanni is the shit

 

[Sweetpea]

I wanna go burn a man's house down

LOVE THIS!!

i only want to
be there to kiss you
as you want to be kissed
when you need to be kissed
where i want to kiss you
cause its my house and i plan to live in it
i really need to hug you
when i want to hug you
as you like to hug me
does this sound like a silly poem
i mean its my house
and i want to fry pork chops
and bake sweet potatoes
and call them yams
cause i run the kitchen
and i can stand the heat
i spent all winter in
carpet stores gathering
patches so i could make
a quilt
does this really sound
like a silly poem
i mean i want to keep you
warm
and my windows might be dirty
but its my house
and if i can't see out sometimes
they can't see in either
english isn't a good language
to express emotion through
mostly i imagine because people
try to speak english instead
of trying to speak through it
i don't know maybe it is
a silly poem
i'm saying it's my house
and i'll make fudge and call
it love and touch my lips
to the chocolate warmth
and smile at old men and call
it revolution cause what's real
is really real
and i still like men in tight
pants cause everybody has some
thing to give and more
important need something to take
and this is my house and you make me
happy
so this is your poem
"There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your live those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect."
Nikki Giovanni

 

[C Divinity]

good shit sweatpea, love that quote, thanks!
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You gotta be a bad girl in this world to be heard...

 

[Mellabopper]

i so needed to hear that right now

thanks
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rock on.