Tonnie MAC. Poet Rhyme

A Market of Broken Scales

As I walk through the market in the early light
I see the vendors and the buyers in a constant fight
I see the goods and the prices change every night
I see the scales and the weights that are never right

The vendor claims the scales are his only heirloom
The ones he got from his father along with his doom
The ones that make him wealthy with their deceit
The ones that give him an edge with their cheat

The buyer cries the scales are his only nightmare
The ones he faces every day with his despair
The ones that take his voice with their spite
The ones that leave him no choice with their might

The goods sigh the scales are their only prison
The ones they endure every time with their submission
The ones that seal their fate with their flaw
The ones that steal their joy with their law

The prices moan the scales are their only master
The ones they follow every moment with their disaster
The ones that set their value with their whim
The ones that deny their worth with their dim

The market is a mirror of the world of woes and wonders
A world of broken scales and unfair measures
A world of broken people and unequal pleasures
A world of broken dreams and unfulfilled treasures

But I am not the market, I am not the broken scales
I am not the broken people, I am not the broken dreams
I have a choice and a voice and a chance
A choice to fix the scales and the measures

A voice to speak and settle gender scores
A chance to show dignity for gents and mses
End the home's scolds with a song
We r'all human, we crave a plate of meat and féta cheese.

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Tonnie MAC. November 24, 2023 at 11:01 PM I wrote this poem after watching the impeachment of a female governor in Kenya. I felt like there is a lot that needs to be done to achieve what we call gender equality. -The poem shows how the broken scales affect different groups of people: the vendors, the buyers, the goods, and the prices. The poem uses these groups to represent different aspects of gender issues.