I Want To Write

I want to write This time of that cold night when I heard my mother cry When I saw her lie Flat on her belly Her back bare and scaly Her eyes swollen Her right stolen By one she called husband. I saw the tears I saw her fears she sobbed between the whips she tightly bit her lips And tightened her hips to swallow the pain just for her stay. I want to write this time of that night that night without stars when I saw the scars On her back the scars stuck made a permanent mark on her back. I want to write I want to write This time of my mother write her as a victim tortured by male chauvinism. write her as a strong woman Who challenged the stress of a man Mama who raised us built us Made us. so rise mama and shine All will be fine Mama rise and shine All will be fine RISE MAMA AND SHINE. All will be fine.