Secrets of Womanhood
To lay bare -
a breast to a lover
bones to another.
To bear –
witness. Turn faith into Truth.
the Burden of humanity
Weighing in
Under the labor of eroticized curves.
Sole responsibility of the one.
The Other.
The sexed.
Notes: This poem first came about when I began thinking about secrets in the context of love, the self, interpersonal relationships, community, and [...]
Archive for the ‘Feminism’ Category
A poem for critique and consideration
Posted in Feminism, Poetry, Thoughts, writing, tagged Feminism, poem, poetic expression, poetics, Thoughts, woman, writing on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Source of Inspiration
Posted in Books, Feminism, Musings to remember, Quotes, Spirituality, Thoughts, writing on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you, bell hooks. For all that you have written about the pain and joy of writing. About the healing and transformative power inherent in the process of writing. And, most importantly, for giving your readers such an honest account of your life experiences. I first read your work, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, [...]
Écriture
Posted in Feminism, Musings to remember, Thoughts, writing, tagged Cixous, French feminism, poetic expression, writing on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Simultaneously difficult, yet pleasurable – writing, that is – to flesh out in ink and, if willed right, to leave imprinted on paper, an eternal stamp of you. . . destination undisclosed.
Ah, the ink soaked paper of eternity – confessions, blood red, and stained on the dead dregs of a time-nurtured tree.
Écriture féminine . . .
Write [...]
