tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post480419952110278445..comments2023-06-11T08:03:00.675-07:00Comments on Novel ideas!: HEAR MY VOICE WILL YOU?TCPChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-52061867064841110172013-05-11T06:09:09.167-07:002013-05-11T06:09:09.167-07:00Very meaningful poem
'Blessed are my hormones ...Very meaningful poem<br />'Blessed are my hormones to be such<br />To harness, carry, nurture life' these are some unique lines I found in your poem.<br />Raising voice is first step towards action!KISLAYA GOPALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647106515193706602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-33729429826500425132013-05-07T06:52:01.275-07:002013-05-07T06:52:01.275-07:00Let's scream this loud and clear ~ I am all f...Let's scream this loud and clear ~ I am all for respect of women and children and it is disgusting to read stories of men preying on children ~ <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your words ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-29387298866691163092013-05-06T18:33:37.820-07:002013-05-06T18:33:37.820-07:00Boundaries are nonetheless the same
Yet the wires ...Boundaries are nonetheless the same<br />Yet the wires are wound differently<br />For me and for you<br /><br />It is most unfortunate that realities of life are bound such. One party may be calling the shots. It's a challenge to remedy and retain good relationships between 2 parties.Nicely Akila!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-68805016631318683412013-05-06T11:50:13.547-07:002013-05-06T11:50:13.547-07:00I like "ironical"... and I hear ya!I like "ironical"... and I hear ya!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-71039571794070383932013-05-06T11:30:22.250-07:002013-05-06T11:30:22.250-07:00 Yet the wires are wound differently
For me and fo... Yet the wires are wound differently<br />For me and for you<br /><br />And so will always be...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-58565631626623113092013-05-06T10:57:21.768-07:002013-05-06T10:57:21.768-07:00Akila, I share your journey. The circumcision of ...Akila, I share your journey. The circumcision of young girls, girls being sold into the sex trade and raped as young as three... <br /><br />We are so fortunate to be in a position of loving mothers. To be able to have and keep our babies is something we take for granted in the States; I would suppose it's a matter of social status, same as my country, whether or not that happens.<br /><br />I am a "proto-feminist" (I was aware of the struggle before the 70s movement, through my mother), and I do agree that there are feminists who belittle mothers who stay at home. I disagree with them openly, reminding ALL that it's a choice - I wish I had been able to be at home for Riley after school, but I had no choice but to work.<br /><br />Names and blaming... the sacred game of "you're the problem, not I." Let's stop that game in its ugly tracks with poems like these. Brava, Akila! AmySharp Little Pencilhttp://sharplittlepencil.com/2013/05/06/in-step-with-jesus-my-666th-post/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-78175987307830098302013-05-06T04:31:56.824-07:002013-05-06T04:31:56.824-07:00"Tagging me to persevere to be a super woman
..."Tagging me to persevere to be a super woman<br />Seeking perfection in size and demeanor.<br /><br />"You would drape that tag for yourself<br />As figments of fiction"<br /><br />This part especially intrigued me as another abuse of feminism is harrasssing them to live up to the equality goal with one voice while holding them down with the other--a patronizing that smothers.<br />How we see and tag each other has so much to do with what voices we can hear. Glorious poem, exposing subtleties of the struggle. <br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-78997562574664797162013-05-06T02:14:18.389-07:002013-05-06T02:14:18.389-07:00Say it, Sister! You speak for all of us women who ...Say it, Sister! You speak for all of us women who have known the frustration of merely wanting to be heard and treated as human beings, not objects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150958320376074115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-25355856478812319872013-05-06T02:13:40.550-07:002013-05-06T02:13:40.550-07:00A voice that is still not being heard in so many p...A voice that is still not being heard in so many parts of the world.<br />I, too, found the repetition very effective, and I love the two opening lines. Strong, coherent voice in the poem.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-58688441828413732013-05-03T20:31:35.895-07:002013-05-03T20:31:35.895-07:00A strong voice that asks to be heard being more em...A strong voice that asks to be heard being more emphatic with repetition. Great piece!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-30910998083815607862013-05-03T15:19:04.781-07:002013-05-03T15:19:04.781-07:00Strong refrain makes its message clearly felt here...Strong refrain makes its message clearly felt here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589253190731511955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-854660776522259682013-05-03T14:04:17.769-07:002013-05-03T14:04:17.769-07:00So much strength in this one. The way you used the...So much strength in this one. The way you used the 2nd person in the refrain-like stanzas was really effective.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-76194233665390444252013-05-03T13:00:46.522-07:002013-05-03T13:00:46.522-07:00A very powerful message ... a strong piece !!!A very powerful message ... a strong piece !!!Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-48919110848503759502013-05-03T10:20:58.739-07:002013-05-03T10:20:58.739-07:00listen to each other without branding us as...what...listen to each other without branding us as...whatever we tend to brand the other....i think yes, we need to learn to listen and do away with measuring with two different measuresClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-20087278514892841502013-05-03T05:53:49.508-07:002013-05-03T05:53:49.508-07:00A lot of wisdom here, a great capture.A lot of wisdom here, a great capture.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-44896148618153704442013-05-03T05:49:20.575-07:002013-05-03T05:49:20.575-07:00That's a good point about the names of Adam an...That's a good point about the names of Adam and Eve. I would never think of that! :) But this piece does make a good case to plea to be received as an equal, completely. There's listening and there's listening without already judging or preconception of how to take the message because of gender or whatever. <br /><br />Enjoyed this.Ravenblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07408808375869234480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-82541512513182302172013-05-03T04:07:00.953-07:002013-05-03T04:07:00.953-07:00It definitely is so important to have one's vo...It definitely is so important to have one's voice heard. In your poetry, for sure, your voice is loud and clear and beautiful!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-14756830159985379572013-05-03T03:32:36.544-07:002013-05-03T03:32:36.544-07:00really nice rhtyhm in this....and i can def hear y...really nice rhtyhm in this....and i can def hear your hear come through...its horrible how we treat some...and how women have been and are treated by many...def the hearing of the voice...and as bjorn said, listening...acknowledging...we still have a ways to go...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-14310413661917821812013-05-03T03:16:21.343-07:002013-05-03T03:16:21.343-07:00Appreciate your views Bjorn. But i wonder how many...Appreciate your views Bjorn. But i wonder how many of it is heard, listening is a far cry and the ones serious and sensitive to this need not listen to understand and be, one hearing is enough. Glad to have you here around!TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-64373582315826742642013-05-03T02:04:03.624-07:002013-05-03T02:04:03.624-07:00Though in today's society we all say that men ...Though in today's society we all say that men and women are equal.but still the situation is far from this reality,Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267755887536052469.post-49880781642977952362013-05-03T01:53:15.591-07:002013-05-03T01:53:15.591-07:00The men hear your voices
they hear it loud and cle...The men hear your voices<br />they hear it loud and clear<br />filling their room<br />but do they ever<br /> listen<br /><br />A lot of good thoughts here... but to me it's not about hearing it's about listening (and I'm not good at it)brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com