social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
This Shrine of Mine
Preface: For as long as I have been alive, and for hundreds of years before, my body has been under attack. I have only ever known the whims and wants of man - their desires, their contempt, their insistence. This poem is about my rejection of that status quo. I refuse to accept a law upon my body that is not of my choosing; whether it be about my dress or my reproductive rights or everything in between. Men seek to control us because they are afraid of us: our wombs do not belong to the world, but the reverse is true. And for my women without wombs, I stand with you in your fight for validation and equal rights. We are all sisters in this together. Never forget how much power you truly wield. We are all warriors.
By Rowan Vetere4 years ago in Poets
