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THE WAR THAT WAS WAGED

By Mari Rice
 
We are the girls and women
The world enslaved
Put on the front line of the human trafficking trade

The world would mask and silence our screams
like filters on pictures
Embrace misogyny and abuse through
deceptive scriptures

Our private space was invaded by savage hands
Left with bloody breasts and storming eyes
The world would portray us as complicit in our demise

The world envied
Our beauty
Our birthing
Our thick black hair
Our full lips
Round buttocks
And ancient hips

The world despised
Our intellect, our faith
Resistance
Resilience
And
Strength

They knew that women and girls could not offer
what we did not have
So, the world waged a war against us
Attempting to leave us empty
With soaring rage

However, we raised our fists like Angela Davis
We went high when the world went low
like Michelle Obama
Got into formation with Beyonce’s rhythm
Formed Insurrections, rebellions, and demonstrations

Transforming the world, that waged war against us

Demanding justice!
 
 
 




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