Analysis of I am Woman



What determines the beauty of a woman

Is it her soft grace when she speaks

The way her hand moves to her chest when she laughs

Is it the way she controls the room

Demanding attention with every echo of her high heels

Is it the way she nurtures her children

Empathetic to their needs

Sympathetic to their wounds

Is it the way she lightly scolds them

One small look and even the rotten becomes edible

Is it the way she loves

With everything she has

Fighting the good fight

Even fighting the bad ones

Is it the curve of her back side

The broadness of her hips

And the fullness of her lips

Is it the way her hair cascades down

Or maybe sit short in soft curls

Accentuating her eyes

Is it the way she cares

Cries for the needy and the undeserving

Yet stands strong in times of weakness

Is it her charm

To engage a room with ease without skipping a beat

Leaving no hand unshaken

Or hug not given

Is it the way she smiles

Lights up a whole block

Turns the darkest of days

Into the brightest of lights

Is it her boldness

Daring to be heard

Yet subtle in her approach

Standing behind her man

To protect his back

Leaving hers exposed

Is it the way she carried a child

Belly protruding with life inside

Yet she appears to walk around as if

She’s walking on air

And carrying life

Was the easiest thing to do

On a Tuesday

Is it the way she prays

Proclaiming her love of God

Delivering scriptures to the believers

Never losing faith

In a higher power

Is it the way she cooks

Meals made from the soul

Cooked with love, joy,

And sometimes pain

But hidden in the valley of taste buds

Of pure savory goodness

Is it the way she chuckles at herself

For being forgetful

And sometimes foolish

An inside joke that she only shares with herself

Is it the way men look at her

When her hair is pretty

And bottom sits out

And lashes are full

And eyes are seductive

Is it when she cries

Cause it’s only done in private

But the pain is so evident

At the same time

Is it because she’s powerful

Holds so many titles

Is it the way she forgives

Even though it hurts

The only way to freedom

To give it to someone else

How do u determine the beauty of a woman?

She just is.


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Poetic Form
Metre 10100101010 11011111 01011101111 110110101 0100101100101011 1101110010 010111 010111 110111011 11101001001100 110111 11011 10011 1010011 11011011 01101 0010101 110101011 11011011 010001 110111 1101000010 11101110 1101 1010111011001 1011010 11110 110111 11011 101011 0101011 11010 10111 1100001 100101 10111 10001 110111001 100101101 1101110111 11011 01001 10100111 1010 110111 0100111 01001010010 10101 001010 110111 11101 1111 0011 1100010111 1110010 1101110101 110010 00110 101111101101 11011110 101110 01011 01011 011010 11111 11101010 10111100 1011 11011100 111010 1101101 10111 0101110 111111 1110100101010 111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 2,305
Words 444
Sentences 2
Stanzas 76
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 76
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 23
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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Submitted by IamMinMei on February 03, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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