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Female Silence

I fell asleep in my chair I awoke and a room full of smiling women Looked at me With Death’s Stare I asked myself Am I dreaming? What are these women scheming? I fear my mind these women soon will be reaming What made me dream this way? My boss yelled at me today Too much work stress My brain abscess Heart and soul in distress I heard on TV there are more men than women Women dying and killed in record numbers Female Final Slumber Male Violence Men creating Female Silence I looked back at the Cabal of Ladies I fear I have a room at The Hotel Hades Their smiles gone The room suddenly burst into flames The women screamed out in pain Their anguished cries driving me insane I fell to my knees I begged them for a Quick Death They said after I listen to how they all died Maybe then I could take my last breath One was stoned One was beheaded One was strangled One was burnt alive One was led to a cliff and forced to dive She did not survive There is no Honor in killing All the women committed the same sin Wanting to be free Male driven Female Genocide for centuries Still going on Way too long All the men swore to love and protect these women Fathers, Husbands, Brothers, Sons, Friends and Lovers all lied Allah Cried Love Denied Evil dark music filled the room Flames Rising Tribal Trance Treat Tantric Drum Beat The women danced I was entranced Satan and Jesus Came in the room They approached the women And both told The Flock they are The One Follow me to Eternal Fun All the women laughed and turned away From their Saviour These women no longer crave Male Behaviour Then out of the Flames I was approached by The Head Dame My Dead Mother aflame Smoldering in front of me My Beloved Mother said to me Son you don’t have much time It’s true you never committed female crime You never got out of line Why don’t you write a rhyme Tell all men of future women yet to come They need to be free And will not be Men’s Property These unborn women will demand to experience life Free from Male Strife And be warned If Male Violence continues against women And Men refuse to change Then one day all the women will be gone They will refuse to be born Men will no longer be turned on This will signal Man’s Final Dawn

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 7/31/2016 12:20:00 PM
- CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN, JOSEPH - A GREAT POEM - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 7/31/2016 11:27:00 AM
Congrats 1st xxxxxxxxxx
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Date: 7/31/2016 10:05:00 AM
Making sure I gave you a seven:-)Alexis
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Date: 7/31/2016 10:03:00 AM
Hi Joseph, This is a good take on the theme of the contest. I must admit I got emotional reading this write. It's so sad and unjust that women all over the world are still being treated unfairly. Good job! Congratulations on your 1st place win. It was well deserved- 7:-) Alexis
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Date: 7/31/2016 7:13:00 AM
Congrats on your win with this 'dare tell the truth' poem... Unfortunately those who believe to have risen above are committing other crimes, what are past to them is regretfully still the present to some and ironically none is working to release the other in this world of total hypocrisy! :) Sunita
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