she

a cinquain chain — part of the women : power series

featuring poems by BHD, Orisirisi, Rachel B. Baxter, Tamyka Bell, Tre L. Loadholt, Violet Oh Violet and Wild Flower

art by Ernio Hernandez © 2016

she walks
with her head up —
wears tight jeans while speaking
her truth — stands up, runs the gauntlet;
swallows.

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swallows —
holding your gaze,
gives zero fucks and knows
you’re watching — she’s a survivor;
she fights.

she fights —
chasing dreams and
doing laundry, she has
strength — defying the status quo;
unfazed

unfazed —
much tougher than
she looks with all that weight
on her shoulders—fierce — unflinching;
she walks

Women : Power