Gender neutral?
No, uh huh, not me,
Cuz I found out
Woman is extraordinary.
Even if ruling the world
Was intended for a he,
Man would sit on a
Throne of ruins without a she.
**
The world may try to
Throw us under the bus,
But the truth of the matter is:
Men, you need us.
Who is the one strengthening you
When you get weak and full of doubt?
The one holding it all down
Every time you screw up and strike out?
For centuries men strove to reduce us
To our cooking, sex, and a dress,
But who does a mighty man run to
When he is broken and distressed?
**
Just so you know
Not waging no war on any man.
This merely a mantra on where I stand.
I vow to defend
What makes me precious and unique.
I’m not neutral in my walk,
Not neutral when I speak.
Will not stand in the middle,
Not impartial, I choose a side.
Man–Woman,
Equal but not the same
To deny this is gender-cide.
All that’s right,
Despite all that’s wrong,
I’ll always stand where I belong.
**
To the ones in the middle
Trying to figure themselves out
I’m pretty sure who I am,
Won’t budge from my spot;
Even when things get heavy
And the fire gets hot,
Through times good or bad
Accepted or not.
**
Gender neutral?
Nope, not a chance.
My position is established
No matter changing laws
Or circumstance.
Took too long to get here
Fought too hard to be free.
No, not happening,
Won’t lose my identity.
Write it down
Cuz this is how it’ll be:
From now to forever more
The world will always see
That
I am woman
Woman is me.
© D.L. Lunsford
I love it
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Thank you, Cuz. I thought you might feel me😉🙌
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I absolutely love this, so powerful … can I reblog it please?
More need to read it and you have talent ❤
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Thank you for your kind words. I’d be honored if you reblog this.😊
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thanks I will schedule it for five hours time, appreciate that as it really resonated deeply with me 🙂
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I am so glad. I hope it resonates with others as well.
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I’m quite sure it will, including some of my liberated male readers 🙂
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Absolutely right. Very apt and powerful words.
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Thank you 😊
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You’re welcome 😉
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please visit my reblog sometime and see the response, it is very well received… thanks so much!
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I am humbled by the response. Thanks so much for the share and your praise. It means a lot.❤
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my absolute pleasure as you have real talent, so please keep writing!
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comments are still pouring in, it’s had a huge impact even if they are not all coming to visit your blog! Just read an article on this site and I am sure they would love to publish this … please submit it?
https://formidablewoman.org/category/formidable-woman-stuff/
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Thanks Kate. I’ll look into it.😊
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feel free to reply to them individually through the reply button, might encourage more to follow you … they so love your work ❤
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