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Category: Poetry

July 22, 2019July 23, 2019 Geerthana UthayakumarLeave a comment

To Those Who Birth Daughters

Your daughter will be born With fire in her heart A force to be reckoned with She should be told so from the start But the world will make her doubt The vastness of her power Convince her she is fragile enough to shatter And in need of a knight in shining armour As if a man’s love is the only way to complete her Slowly extinguishing the Read More …

Motherhood, Poetry
July 17, 2019July 23, 2019 Geerthana UthayakumarLeave a comment

The Voice of a Woman

They tell me to quiet down, Talk softly My voice, too intense Too intimidating for those around me Don’t speak back My opinions are better kept to me They say a sharp tongue Takes away from my beauty And contradicts the softness of my body But my voice is only half song The other half, fury Like a sword It Read More …

Poetry
July 9, 2019July 23, 2019 Geerthana UthayakumarLeave a comment

The Phoenix Resides in all of Us

My heart is wild Like fire, it rages Scorched by flames It cannot be tamed I’m wary of flames Yet they engulf me What’s brittle ignites What’s dead burns away What doesn’t destroy Strengthens me The fire around Is no match For the fire within me And like the Phoenix, I rise from the ashes Renewed and reborn Basking in Read More …

Poetry
May 21, 2019July 23, 2019 Geerthana UthayakumarLeave a comment

My Daughter’s Skin

My daughter tells me,  My skin is prettier than hers  I look at her confused  She has honey-coloured skin  so flawless, it glows  I love her beautiful sun-kissed skin  And I tell her so  But she tells me my skin is lighter,   And that lighter skin is prettier  I tell her light or dark, it doesn’t matter  That one is Read More …

Mom to Mom, Motherhood, Poetry
March 29, 2019July 9, 2019 Geerthana Uthayakumar4 Comments

Your First Period – A Letter to My Daughter

A few days ago, a follower mentioned that her 9-year old daughter had gotten her first period and it really got me thinking. My daughter is eight years old and in about an year or two, we will be expecting her first period. She has been educated on the subject, (as well as my almost 7-year old son) and is Read More …

Mom to Mom, Motherhood, Poetry
March 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Geerthana UthayakumarLeave a comment

Sisters

Please do not tell me I’m not like other women. They are all my sisters. I choose to stand with women. I cry with women and I’ve found my strength and comfort in women. I’ve been inspired by the kindest but also the fiercest of women. A woman risked her life to birth me. I stand proud because of the Read More …

Poetry
March 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Geerthana UthayakumarLeave a comment

A Poem for My Daughter on International Women’s Day

Dear Daughter, We women are born with magic inside us. We are made of stardust and Shakthi – the divine energy of the Mother Goddess. Do not for a second, question your power. We bleed once a month but our wombs bear the future. We embody the strength and hearts of warriors. We come from a land where our women Read More …

Mom to Mom, Motherhood, Poetry
March 7, 2019July 9, 2019 Geerthana UthayakumarLeave a comment

A Poem for My Sons on International Women’s Day

Dear boy child, Come sit in my kitchen. Let me teach you about menstruation, pregnancy, and the sacrifices made by women. Let me tell you how to respect a woman. Let me tell you all the ways that you can honour, celebrate, and protect a woman. Let me tell you about the smartest, strongest, and fiercest of women. Let’s discuss Read More …

Mom to Mom, Motherhood, Poetry
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