Dear Self,

     Today was the beginning of a new chapter. Although when you woke up this morning you didn’t realize how this would change tour life but being able to transport into the present, it allowed you to be more sure of yourself. It gave you this amazing empowerment and it gave you your power back. We as humans have our own natural super powers. We don’t know it and rely on looking at fictional characters wishing we had theirs. But it is within us—it is the matter in which comes once we have faced that fear and claimed it back once we rewired our brain back into the present.

     It’s time to let go of the past, move forward and let your past self transport into the present with you...

             Be a women of
                 WISDOM,
     And you will find a man of
                 WORDS.

-Shariqua khan

She has that audacity about her that only comes to people after two vodka shots.

Rayie

You're a nectar that doesn't melt for words !
You're a woman who doesn't fall for tricks !
You're the woman who brought colors into my life !
You're name makes my heart a oozing lava !
You're a beauty beyond imagination !!


-Prem

   We come in all shapes and sizes
   Our race, culture and creed vary
   We are not meant to be prizes
   Or a picture that you carry.

   We work hard to build our own lives
   While mothers, daughters, sisters, wives
   Deserving of equal regard
   To all those who tote their man card.

  JD






*Shes Always A Wiman*

A Rispetto [an Italian poetry form that is comprised of a) two quatrains (4 line stanzas) with 8 syllable lines or b) a poem/song comprised of one 8 line stanza with 11 syllable lines. With either, the rhyme scheme is a,b,a,b,c,c,d,d and is written to pay respect to women) for the #PoetryOlympics on Instagram

Toma muchas fotos y registra estos instantes, muestra al mundo que estás en el mejor momento de tu vida. La ingenua murió. Te apoderáste de una pequeña parte de la inmensidad de malicia existente en el mundo, ya no dudas con el tono del maquillaje y tus labios gruesos están más provocativos que nunca. No pasas desapercibida mujer, ganaste unas cuantas batallas y superaste otras cuantas perdidas.  En este momento eres un huracán, un encantador huracán.

                Society Lacks
The conscience and good morals
            To accept what is
And let them leave the Bell jar
          Of gross inequality.

                           JD

*Lacking*
This could apply to women, race, and/or LGBTQ
Note:  Not everyone, but society, as a whole
#TheBellJar #PrideAnthemChallenge femenist book title prompts

Dear neighbors,

When you see a single female, barbecuing for one, that is not an invitation for conversation. Especially when that single female has her headphones on, a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other. You can see she is lost in thought, writing something as she sits alone waiting for her dinner to finish on the grill. You don't need to walk up to her and ask what she's making for dinner or ask her where her man is. I was not aware a man was needed to barbecue. I am pretty sure interrupting her thought process while she was writing was annoying enough. Only to have the audacity to insinuate she needs a man. I am sorry to break it to you but most women can be the hunter/gatherer'...

glimmering gold and lavender love
pretty pulses of healing,
starlight infused into screaming veins,
hope shimmering across the universe of a soul
whose only ever known how pain bleeds,
peace radiating through the home
of bones too familiar with agony
there is a goddess within her,
a warrior finally waking
from an eternity of aching
she sheds the shadows of the past
and walks into the wonder of the present
(watch her become the sun)
- ashley jane

Woman you have worth.
They’ll always come for you.
You don’t have to beg
For anyone’s love.
You will always choose
Who you want.
You are the heart of a family.
You are what makes a home.
You are what makes a happy life.
Own that.

Debbie O Bottled up Feelings

A woman with many wings
wants to fly high
with or without someone
but
the problem is that the woman thinks more about
the society about the
short mentality people, what they will say
or
what I am doing is Right,
many things inside
that woman's mind, but nobody
is there to tell that woman
"GO
FLY LIKE A KITE
&
HIGH LIKE A KITE

YOU REACH SO HIGH SO
NOBODY COULD SEE YOU OR CUT YOUR FLIGHT.

-Chirayu!.

Dear Women ,
This goes out to each  one of you who are struggling ,who are trying hard to come to terms with their aging appearance and fighting tooth and nail to conform to the so called BEAUTY !
Women let your self loose ,let down your guard ,don't pressurise yourself to look a certain way or be a certain way.You are AMAZING JUST THE WAY YOU ARE .
Embrace your body whether it's 36 ..38...46 etc.,who cares ...ENJOY the other side of being in your 40s and above .
I know sometimes we struggle with our weight fluctuations ,that's ok, let it be ,and once you feel you need to burn the calories ,go right ahead with a bang .
Your lines ,your wrinkles ,your grey hair ,all of these ,highlight the exp...

You wear baggy everything .....
I see it in your eyes is it a security thing?
She confessed
Yes.
Our society is so ugly toward girls.
I don't want them to judge my body so I hide it with
BAGGY CLOTHING
so know they don't know me.
Am I fat? Slim, thick or sick?
You'll never know.
That's my privacy.
AND I am living it

Hay una persona que se ha vuelto importante en mi vida. En realidad, yo dejé que fuese importante. Dejo porque hay algo que me da calor de él, algo que me abraza aún sin rodearme con sus brazos, algo que ni me sostiene ni me apoya pero quiero por gusto, que se quede.
Tengo el privilegio de no necesitarlo pero quiero, tengo ganas, de que se quede por más tiempo, para compartir, para quererlo, para enamorarme, para vivir.
Quiero repetir mis 28 años de vida con el a mi lado. Quiero compartir todo lo que me hizo tan feliz. Quiero mostrar mi mundo, porque hay muchas cosas que pierden sentido si no podemos compartirlas con alguien significante.
Quiero que seas importante para mi. Me encantaría que...

Dear Women,

     Today is just another day but yet again is another day we have probably have fought to feel like we are stronger than our tribulations. We have put up a wall to combat those who doubt us and we come above like warriors. The level of resilience we have as humans, not only for being women but the things we endure. We give life and we are stronger than our aggressors.

     We are like lotuses, we come up through the mud and water beneath us. We make our mark and our way through to shine and be a symbol of beauty. When we have snuck our heads up we begin to bloom and we look back at our battles and see that we have defeated any obstacles that was put in our way, we look at our...

There are three questions every woman should be able to answer yes to before they commit to a man. If you answer no to any of the three questions, run like hell."

"Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to be a better person? You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man.”

       Be your    
       own
       Wonder Women!

I write about the stars
While she stares at the moon
The air at night is warm
In the middle of June

Underneath the moonlight
Is where she loves to dance
Her hips sway side to side
Putting me in a trance

When I open my eyes
My arms reach out for her
But it was all a dream
And she my dream lover
~ Lady Sativa 🍃

i run with wolves,
warriors with softly resilient hearts
i hold hands with heroes,
my hesitant fingers bound in theirs
because they give me the strength
to rise above the fire,
to run among the pines,
to break glass ceilings
they teach me how to be patient
they show me how to be
brave
- ashley jane