I Am A Woman
What If We Kissed (excerpt)
My Letter To Hip Hop (excerpt)
What Is A Poet
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I AM A WOMAN

i am a woman.
and i can be
compassionate, gentle,
loving and sweet...
but i can go from zero
to bitch,
in less than 10 seconds.
spin your head around so fast
you'll be stunned,
keep in mind this poem
has just begun.
see i embrace
all of my masculine
and femine traits.
and i except the fact
that there are those
that will hate on me,
simply because i dont act
like their verson of a lady.
but i dont care.
i tell dirty jokes
and i like to swear.
that doesn't mean,
i am any less of a queen.
born one day
before Martin Luther King.
and like him,
my capricorn convictions
force me to fight for
what i believe in.
and as the good doctor says
"violence never wins."
so i don't arm myself with a weapon,
but i do load and cock my tongue,
then shoot my mouth off like a gun,
in semi-automatic,
uninterrupted utterances
that create symbiosis in my words.
and when i step to the mic
i deserve to be heard,
because i am a woman.

and i too have a dream,
that one day i will fill arenas
without football teams.
i will use my poetry
to move the masses.
and you'll have to go long,
to catch my verbal passes!
and i'll have male cheerleaders
shaking their asses.
and the crowd will go spastic,
while i spit shit so deep,
their thoughts drip like molasass
for hours after i speak.
and when i am done
i will have destroyed
any misconceptions
that woman are weak.
but until that day comes
i continue to seek,
for someone to meet,
my emotional
and intellectual needs.
i continue to write
with the intent to feed.
i do my best
to plant conscious seeds,
in my peoples minds.
i recognize i am a female
way ahead of my time,
and in a male dominated society,
i will still shine!
despite the fact that
i am a woman.

i am loud and showy because
i have been given a voice,
i respect the views of pro-life
but i am pro-choice.
that doesn't mean
i don't value the potential
to carry the next leader in my womb,
but until a man can give birth
i believe it's a womans right to choose.
i may be soft to touch,
but i'm hard to fool,
use my feminity
as a practical tool,
bat my lashes
and make the coolest man drool.
cuz i know how to create a mood
with just a look.
then i will pick pocket your heart,
before you even know you've been took.
and believe it or not,
i have no desire to learn how to cook,
and i am still a woman.

yes, i will bring home the bacon,
but i'll have a man
fry it up in the pan,
because i don't let gender roles
define who i am.
i am confident and competitive.
i have big feet
and walk like i have balls,
but make no mistakes,
when i step up to the stage
what you hear is my ovaries clang!
you will rarely see me in a dress,
cuz that just ain't my thang.
but i do dare to wear
her/he "wife beater" tees
and will do so braless.
i like to show off the fact
that i am so blessed,
with the ability
to nurture generations of life,
with the milk from my breasts.
can take away your worries,
just lay your head on my chest.
mommy is here.
three words that can erase
the strongest mans fears.
and brothers,
my beloved brothers.
there is nothing wrong
with sheading a few tears.
it does not negate your strength.
but please,
don't underestimate my gifts,
because i have power
in-between these hips,
and i know how to make them twist
in ways,
that will have you singing my praise,
for days,
after we've made love.
but sometimes.....
i just want to *#@k.
and so what?
i am sexual
and unashamed.
i'm not some wild animal
that needs to be tamed.
i am a woman.

i know this
because both of my lips
part gently,
like moses parted
the red sea.
and just because
i am comfortable
within my sexuality,
does not mean
you should feel free
to reach out
and put your hands on me.
and always respect the word no.
even if you think
it's at the last minute,
my body is a temple
and unless i allow you
to enter up in it,
you can not penetrate my world.
don't call me your baby,
cuz i'm not a little girl.
i am a WOMAN.

i am a diety, i am a sanctuary.
i am the earth and the sky.
i am the answer to the questions why.
i am the concious
and sub concious minds intertwine.
i am what u feel right now in your spine.
i am truth sermons in speak easy churches.
i am the end to all of your searches.
i am arrogant and unappologetic!
i am confident and competitive.
i have big feet... size 10.
and i walk like i have balls.
but make no mistakes,
i am spritual.
i am your equal.
and i am indeed, every bit of me...
... A WOMAN.

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I Am A Woman
What If We Kissed (excerpt)
My Letter To Hip Hop (excerpt)
What Is A Poet
Fully Equipped