I'm a Woman



I’m a woman they said to me
I’m told from birth, I’m fragile
A weaker version of my opposite they called man
Why I’m a weaker version I ask
And I’m told it’s because I’m a woman
Yet growing up with the man as a woman
I’m taught to be analytical, multi-tasked, emotionally stong and balanced all for the man
I’m never asked what I want to be for myself
I have to struggle for everything empowering I want cause I’m a woman
Just then I’m left wondering what exactly my weakness are as a woman
Cause all I see are strength

I’m a woman they said to me at birth
Symbol of sex appeal no one told me
I had to learn as I grew
The pain that comes with being a woman, no one even whispered to me
I had to learn to bear and live with pain like it’s not there to start with
The society is harsh to me always wanting something from me in other to give me what I want
Yet I’m not to break
I’m a woman they said to me
I’m told right from birth that I’m fragile
A weaker version of my opposite the call man
Just then I’m left wondering what exactly my weakness are as a woman
Cause all I see are strength.

About this poem

Well in Nigeria and Africa as a whole women are often look upon as weak, unable to strive. A female child is seen to be more of a liability than a gift. I myself have been a victim of this side lines, hence the need to write this poem, to help encourage me and every other lady out there like me

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Written on March 24, 2020

Submitted by cgift2908 on April 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbcxddcxdDE xaxaxxxAbcDE
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,126
Words 225
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 11, 12

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