I Am Woman.

woman

I dare you to tell me no

I dare you to tell me

To sit down or shut up

Like the many times you

Did before.

 

That was then.

This is now.

 

I know my rights.

I know my strengths.

I know my history.

 

I will not sit and be quiet.

I will not be silenced.

 

I have been empowered.

I have been enlightened.

I have envisioned a new future.

 

I can do anything he can.

I am woman.

Anella D. Shillingford

Anella D. Shillingford is a secondary school teacher and self-published author. She published “Bonfire”, a collection of poems, in 2019. She also does spoken-word poetry, some of which can be found on her youtube channel.

The author is from the Commonwealth of Dominica.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC427psxN5dzsw1UQZorbw9g?view_as=subscriber
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