("I heard a woman becomes herself. the first time she speaks. without permission …

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🌍 "I heard a woman becomes herself
the first time she speaks
without permission …

Then, every word out of her mouth
A riot

Say, beautiful
And point to the map of your body

Say, brave
And wear your skin like a gown or suit

Say, hero
And cast yourself in the lead role
When a woman pronounces her own name,
There is glory

When a woman tells her own story,
She lives forever

All the women i know are perennials:
Marigolds, daffodils -
Soft things that refuse to die

If this poem is the only thing that survives me

Tell them I grew a new tongue
Tell them I built me a throne

Tell them when we discovered life on another planet
It was a woman
And she built a bridge, not a broder

I heard this how you make history,
This is how you create a new world

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