Yes, I know. I am day late. It has been that kinda week. But nonetheless, here is my tribute to Nikki Giovanni. In this week's poem, Nikki sheds light on the fact that in order to become who we need to become, we can't allow others to hold us back.
Speak Nikki, speak....
Woman
By Nikki Giovanni
Copyright 1978
she wanted to be a blade
of grass amid the fields
but he wouldn't agree
to be the dandelion
she wanted to be a robin singing
through the leaves
but he refused to be her tree
she spun herself into a web
and looking for a place to rest
turned to him
but he stood straight
declining to be her corner
she tried to be a book
but he wouldn't read
she turned herself into a bulb
but he wouldn't let her grow
she decided to become
a woman
and though he still refused
to be a man
she decided it was all
right
Very nice!
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