Inspired by Akala, I wrote a new rhyme / the power of the feminine

Inspired by Akala, I wrote a new rhyme / the power of the feminine

A Chapter by Helen
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A poem about a previously lost soul, reclaiming the power of the feminine

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The power is within me 

The power is mine

The power is in me 

It’s there to be mined

The power is within me 

Not the power of the mind

The Power of the Feminine 

A Force of a Kind 

Not the kind that recommends filial piety

More akin to a female deity

It’s not like a film script

Where it all falls into place

It daunts, and it challenges 

It gets in your face

It’s the Power that is needed

The Power that is felt

It’s a Power to be heeded

To heal and to feel

It’s a Force and a Power  

And it is real 

It’s angry! 

It’s forceful! 

It knows what it wants

I won’t use it to hurt you 

But to heal you  

And grow you 

To show you, to know you

It’s my power

I know it

My yin for your yang 

I won’t use mine to hurt you 

But to righten a wrong 

Not to whiten, but brighten and shine the light on

The crimes of the past that still go on

There's a file in my belly!

Not a fire in the booth

Akala said it

And I sought out the truth.



© 2021 Helen


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This is the movie with an indeterminate ending---
it makes me want to see the sequel.
as Peter and Gordon sang " Woman, if you need me then believe me I need you to be my Woman"--
the reciprocal fire ...the power to heal and the power to kill ( as emily d. expressed about poetry itself)
Nicely done, Helen.
j.

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Helen

3 Years Ago

Thank you for your kind comments, but there's a challenge in your review! There is a sequel, but the.. read more



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I love the ending, especially this line:
"My yin for your yang
I won’t use mine to hurt you
But to righten a wrong"

Very powerful. I think in a couple of places you may not need the exclamation points, only because the words have enough emphasis on their own. If you use them sparingly they'll have more of an effect when you do put them in. I can tell that you write from the heart in the heat of the moment. Just curious, do you go back to edit them afterwards or do you prefer to leave them raw? I always like to know more about people's process writing process.

Posted 3 Years Ago


Helen

3 Years Ago

Thank you for this and the point about exclamation marks. I do edit, but largely my poems have 'wri.. read more
Anni Pon

3 Years Ago

I think anyone who writes for passion is a writer! You don't have to have a formal writing education.. read more
Really great take on feminine, not sure how to put it, energy? Power? Either way, it's a nuanced way to depict it. When you say Akala, do you mean the rapper?

Posted 3 Years Ago


Helen

3 Years Ago

... and the line "Akala said it" alluding to his song "Malcolm said it"
Garrett Leatherman

3 Years Ago

Very cool! I find plenty of inspiration in hip-hop lyrics myself, especially Kendrick Lamar. Master .. read more
Helen

3 Years Ago

I will take a listen ...
This is the movie with an indeterminate ending---
it makes me want to see the sequel.
as Peter and Gordon sang " Woman, if you need me then believe me I need you to be my Woman"--
the reciprocal fire ...the power to heal and the power to kill ( as emily d. expressed about poetry itself)
Nicely done, Helen.
j.

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Helen

3 Years Ago

Thank you for your kind comments, but there's a challenge in your review! There is a sequel, but the.. read more

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Added on January 1, 2021
Last Updated on January 6, 2021
Tags: poetry, power, women, spirituality, healing


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Helen

Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom



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