The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poem Thread, 8/18/07 Bonus

"Song No. 2"

i say. all you young girls waiting to live
i say. all you youn girls taking yo pill
i say. all you sisters tired of standing still
i say. all you sisters thinkin you won't, but you will.

don't let them kill you with their stare
don't let them closet you with no air
don't let them feed you sex piece-meal
don't let them offer you any old deal.

i say. step back sisters. we're rising from the dead
i say. step back johnnies. we're dancing on our heads
i say. step back man. no mo hangin by a thread
i say. step back world. can't let it all go unsaid.

i say. all you young girls molested at ten
i say. all you young girls giving it up again & again
i say. all you sisters hanging out in every den
i say. all you sisters needing your own oxygen.

don't let them trap you with your coke
don't let them treat you like one fat joke
don't let them bleed you till you broke
don't let them blind you in masculine smoke.

i say. step back sisters. we're rising from the dead
i say. step back johnnies. we're dancing on our heads
i say. step back man. no mo hanging by a thread.
i say. step back world. can't let it go unsaid.

—Sonia Sanchez

A kick for you and your poetry threads.

Thanks for sharing.

My favorite line:
"i say. all you sisters thinkin you won't, but you will."

And I was afraid no one would like this one!

My favorite line is: "i say. all you sisters needing your own oxygen."

And I worry day in and out she will be seen as nothing more than a symbol.

It did speak to me. Not my style, but it did address my feelings (but then my style is story poems, I am still working on better appreciating other forms).

This is powerful stuff!

I really like it, though the style is a bit foreign to my eyes...

Thanks for posting!

:hug: