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Broken Column
wrapped in female form
split down the centre
more than femininity exposed

Breasts capture the eye
Her softness
Confusing
Arousing 

head held high 
Her long black hair flows
cascades across decades
immortalized

Tears streaming down a saddened face
Doves crying to be understood
cheerful colors confuse the minds eye

What thoughts lie beneath that unibrow
Beauty within painted distortions
Who is her oppressor
Look deep
Emotions overexposed
Is this her living nightmare
broken yet standing tall
Immovable moving force
demanding to be seen
Silent yet speaking volumes

Metal corset
binds
holds constricts
White flowing gown
What is hidden beneath
What does she wish to shield from our prying eyes
Yet if you look deep she reveals all
See beyond the physical
the manicured
the lovely

crimes nailed to her being
cutting
pushing 
splitting 
exposing
A heart pierced
hidden from sight

Immovable contemplations
reacting with the unseen
Barren landscapes
contradicting female form
Symbol of all women 
givers sustainers of life
Fertile
powerful
spiritual
eternal
Rising from the ground 
our foundation
We build upon her soul
Free her 
celebrate her rise
Without her we fall
we fail
we cease to exist
Do not allow her to crumble beneath the weight of our iniquity

Cyndi Macmillan's "Women who paint contest series:Frieda Kahalo in Free Verse."
 The painting I chose was "The Broken Column"

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