Message To My Brothas

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    Message To My Brothas

    next time you step to me,
    step respectfully.
    maybe the burden between those legs
    got you thinkin sideways, in a daze
    brainwashed for the lack of appreciation for this sista
    sounds like you're too big for your own boots
    I am not the skanky image that you've been fed
    on and on we are dehumanized,
    rather than being praised for our place in this world
    called by life itself, i am women
    knowing the history of my gender,
    In the forefront of your mind should be
    the kind of words that i appreciate
    equal,divine, worthy, empress
    give me the respect that YOUR
    mamas grandmamas
    worked so hard for,
    sweatin in the picket lines for a voice to match yours
    poundin maze so your ancestor slaves could eat
    seneca falls with hearts so heavy just longing to belong
    to be revered as Equivalent
    yet still, after all that
    some are blind to a womens worth.
    think twice next time you step to me
    or dont step at all

    Peaceful Comrad Agnes NKhata

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    Qualin commented on Message To My Brothas

    02-05-2010

    yea what cousinsorin said I'm hip..just ah hillbilly learn'n..alot of inward thought good write..Qualin

    SILKYTWEED commented on Message To My Brothas

    07-06-2009

    Excellent and Powerful Write, you are a Queen truth be told, and that it is how you are seen, it was an honor to read such an uplifting piece.....thanks for sharing!

    daydreamer23 commented on Message To My Brothas

    04-20-2009

    as always u killed it 10 :)

    Sx9 commented on Message To My Brothas

    03-02-2009

    So who really are you,,nicely put..

    cousinsoren commented on Message To My Brothas

    02-28-2009

    A very powerful declamation. There is nothing pretentious nor artificial about this piece. The theme -respect for woman is fully sustained throughout. A "down to earth" querulous effect "some are blind to a woman's worth" and "think twice before you step with me" are effected by snappy monosyllabic words in every line, powerrful effect. Well crafted poem containing a universal complaint and truth, Womanhood has a right to demand respect. Therefore watch your step or "don't step" at all. 9.7 r

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    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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