They call me weak
But I am strong,
Fearless and fierce.

My womb is filled with visions,
Nations, and legends.
I erase my past to build a future with you.

But Because I am weak
They choose to give me bruises,
Label me irrelevant,
But without me, there's no them.

A world without me,
Is like a place without life.

I am selfless,
My knees I hurt in prayers for them,
My stomach I starve to feed them,
My backs I hurt to carry them,
My body I tore to give them life,
The sleepless night I had to lay them to sleep,
But Happy I am to see them smile.

Because I am a woman
Doesn't make me weak
I have dreams,
I make dreams.

I am a Woman
Because I am strong.

© Joyce Godswill