I am a woman

I’m tired of the symbols

 that were stamped on my head

The moment  air flowed through my chest

I'm sick of the comments my life has to endure

Just because I'm a woman and considered nothing more

I’ve been judged for my appearance

And choice of friends

I’ve been labelled like an object

A tool in shed

But enough is enough

For I am not a cog

I will succeedI wont retire

Punch by punch I will show them my fire

My passion, my energy, what I’ve got to give

For I am not object

Of any mans will.

They thought me weak

But they thought wrong

For I will rise

 I will survive

Through the darkness and tyranny of times

Through the turmoil

and through their lies

I am a woman and I was born to LIVE

Not to be a sacrifice .

I wasn’t meant for the kitchen

I was meant to be loved ,

To be cherished

To be accepted

To be seen as an equal

Not to be flattened

To be trampled

To be disrespected .

Enough is enough.

I am a woman

And I will be proud

For I carry a woman’s burdens

Whilst still smiling in the crowds.

So ladies be empowered

Men show some respect

We are your equals

Not objects of sex.