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If Mr. Trump insists on labeling intelligent, outspoken women as 'Nasty', then I say - Long Live Nasty Women!

We are Nasty Women When we hear haughtiness, we name it When we see bullying, we blame it We are Nasty Women We do not daintily defer For selfish whims of a saboteur We will not walk three steps behind We will not sheathe our sharpened minds We are logic's clear eloquence We are unyielding consequence We are Nasty Women We are out of many, one We are the soldiers of every war We are astronauts and commodores We are the activists of plundered Earth We are the executives who expect our worth We are the advocates of facts, unsuppressed As we walk the corridors of Congress And we are far from done. 6/06/19 Poem of the Day June 8th, 2019

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Susan Ashley

Date: 7/10/2019 8:02:00 PM

Fabulous! I enjoyed the potent spirited spirit of your poem, Michelle. Such an empowering piece so eloquently and poetically expressed. Belated congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved recognition with POTD honors. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Jeanne McGee

Date: 6/24/2019 8:07:00 AM

This is absolutely wonderful. I am a Nasty Woman, marching on. Thank you for this great poem, Michelle. And congrats on POTD.

Rhona McFerran

Date: 6/19/2019 8:31:00 PM

This is amazing!!!! LOVE (and FAV) it!! ;D And that last line was a killer, you have truly outdone yourself, my friend! Congrats on the well-deserved POTD. ;)

M. L. Kiser

Date: 6/11/2019 8:37:00 AM

We are great women! He does hate our sex, as well as, minorities...clearly. Well penned.

Mark Toney

Date: 6/10/2019 10:53:00 AM

Michelle, congratulations on a well-deserved POTD! Soupmail. ~Mark

Lily Rose

Date: 6/10/2019 5:42:00 AM

YASSSSSSSSSSS

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/9/2019 5:59:00 PM

what a well deserved POTD. I checked out the poem you referred to at your blog. THat one was very powerful, but yours puts it all in a nutshell. Good on you!

Eileen Manassian

Date: 6/9/2019 2:22:00 AM

Great write! So happy to read this empowering poem. I'm with you all the way on this one. Congrats on POTD, and thanks for your visit to my page.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/8/2019 6:20:00 PM

Applause my friend, and well said. Congratulations on a deserving POTD honor! : ) xxoo

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 6/8/2019 4:31:00 PM

Wonderful write, Michelle, though I would say "nasty", (in this case), equals "strong, confident, appealing" ... congrats on a well-deserved Poem of the Day! Blessings! :-) <3 (You might like "To Speak of Women" that I wrote in my first year here).

Charles Messina

Date: 6/8/2019 2:25:00 PM

Kind of wish I were a woman...nah (lol) Very nice, Michelle. Powerful write...Congrats on POTD ~Charlie

Brandy Nicole

Date: 6/8/2019 1:57:00 PM

We are Strong and Brave!!! Women are amazing creatures. Giving birth! Fighting for our Country!! Saving lives!! The list goes on and on. Nasty is a term given when someone behaves in a certain way. We Stand United or Separate. By Choice!! Choose to make a difference!! Congratulations Michelle, on Poem of the Day!! ~ Brandy

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 6/8/2019 11:43:00 AM

Congratulations for your win! Consider the source. We have nothing to prove!

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/8/2019 10:24:00 AM

Wow! Michelle, This is my kind of poem! It thrills me to see that you got poem of the day! I agree, "we "are this and so much more. Congrats:-) Alexis

Constance La France

Date: 6/8/2019 8:53:00 AM

Michelle, congratulations on POTD with this wonderful poem - yes - we are strong!

Sunshine Smile

Date: 6/8/2019 7:18:00 AM

- Congratulations on your great p.o.t.d., Michelle !!! - Cowardice is a property of the will, which allows them to go too far .... and turning away from all dangers and discomfort - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Winged Warrior

Date: 6/8/2019 7:05:00 AM

You are Woman...hear you (((Roar)))...Congrats!! on POTD!! Michelle...live long & conquer...^WW^...{*J*}

Maureen McGreavy

Date: 6/8/2019 6:01:00 AM

Yes. <3 So happy to read you and this in POTD spotlight today. Shine on dear poetess. Excellent, spirited piece. Congratulations! xomo

Tania Kitchin

Date: 6/8/2019 4:55:00 AM

Yes! A powerful write and I agree, we as women need to stand up and fight! Congratulations on POTD!

JAN ALLISON

Date: 6/8/2019 3:35:00 AM

Way to go Michelle - as a 'nasty woman' I'm sending out a message of congrats on your well deserved POTD!!!:-) hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/7/2019 10:18:00 AM

I wrote a piece called Paul Peter and The Tweeter. You might appreciate it.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/7/2019 10:16:00 AM

Well said, I wish there were more strong men, especially in the senate.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/7/2019 9:31:00 AM

wowowow. I am faving this one. Would love to see this top of the charts!!

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 6/7/2019 6:26:00 AM

You make me stand proud dear Michelle, this is one of the best high spirited poems I ever read on Political agendas, and I normally don't do Politics, but with this, I might squeeze myself between two strong woman and roar like a lion, alongside them all my female heroes

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 6/7/2019 1:41:00 AM

Straight to my FAVs list. I just have one criticism. Cannot you add about 10 more verses? Or make this into a book for the thinkers who can SEE what is happening?

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 6/8/2019 6:18:00 PM

If you like this, I recommend you google the poem 'I am a Nasty Woman' by a 19 year old named Nina Donovan - it blew me away!