I am a Woman



I want to say something
I want to say something,
But I get afraid,
Afraid of the ways,
You will respond once I say.

Please let me speak,
Let me speak and let me say,
Before I die, and am buried in my grave.

I want to say something,
Please hear my voice,
Let me participate, and be part of a choice.

I haven't said anything,
But I am done,
I deserve to be a part of something,
Something interesting and fun.

You won’t let me speak,
So I will cry out,
I am a woman, and I will speak out.

    -Aakansha Singh
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Submitted by AakanshaSingh08 on May 07, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAxxb cbx Add aeae cff
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 489
Words 103
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 3, 3, 4, 3

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