"I am Woman"
By: Sumayah (Jennifer) Fayed
I don't need your remorse or sympathy
I don't have any regret or care on
How society views me.
I am no longer a statistic
A toy for men to play with
I know what I am worth
I am beautiful just the way God made me
I am a woman who is precious
Not something to be fixed, sliced,
Cut up and made to entice
Since when does beauty only matter?
I was raised and taught that
Your mind is what flatters.
I am sick… I am tired…
Women are being abused all around
I feel like I’m gonna drown!
Set me free from this despair!
Oh my God I swear!
Free the people’s errs
Why can’t they understand women?
We are valuable precious beings
We deserve to be treasured, appreciated
And loved to a degree that lifts us
From all the afflictions that we see!
Then maybe somehow we can agree
That I am a woman and I have dignity!
I submitted this poem for the MWA Poetry Contest
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