Woman Poem by Ashley Jarrett
Woman
I am a woman.
I am strong, because I cannot be weak.
I hold everything together, take care of everyone.
I am on call all day, every day, all week.
I get no sick days, no vacations, no time to cry alone.
I take care of everyone else and get all the grief as payment in full.
I work from morning until night.
And am expected to still have time to be beautiful.
At every turn, I am told what I should look, act, and feel like.
I am expected to still perform after hours.
I am expected to never complain, though I hear everyone's cries.
I hardly have time for decent showers.
I wish I remember what it was like to shave my thighs.
Sometimes I just want to wake up at night and drive away.
I want to just drive and drive and drive.
And climb up to the top of a tower at midday.
And close my eyes and just dive, dive, dive...
what an expression and this right is so thought provoking, , ,10
Ashley this is a strong and appealing poem. You write with a dark strength which is riveting to the reader. Women everywhere will associate with the sentiments you have expertly but freshly worded here. I look forward to more work which you will, I am sure be producing with such talent. Greetings from Cornwall U.K. from Fay. - a Ten for this one.
Powerful and touching. You sound to me like you have a hidden steel and inner strength,
I am very much inspired by this. I am going to write along these lines. I am going to call it as 'Women are from Venus: Inspired by Ashley Jarett'. I have given a 10..
Ashley, You have tweaked my mind. amazing touch of words. i look forward to more poems from you.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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The intensity of the poem touches the heart. And the truth of it, bruises it.Thank you.