Hell hath no fury like woman unchained.

Hell hath no fury like woman unchained.

A Poem by Kate Johnson

Hell hath no fury like woman unchained.

She breaks forth from her history confined,

And, with righteous anger held for an age,

Wreaks blessed havoc on closed, narrow minds.

She rises, unbowed, from restraining hands,

Seizes her rights and her dues and her place.

Then, with strident voice, she makes her demands,

And shows her oppressors a vengeful face.

Yet her sister smiles with loving kindness,

With graceful strength, bends without breaking,

And gentle hands cleanse eyes from their blindness,

Freeing her captors from their own makings.

            The first is seen and her message is heard;

            Her sister is loved and her lesson learned.

© 2015 Kate Johnson


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Added on June 25, 2015
Last Updated on June 25, 2015
Tags: feminism, kindness, women

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Kate Johnson
Kate Johnson

Canberra, Australia



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I'm an Australian anachronism, tied to little but my religion. I'm a bit of a hermit, a teacher when I'm not hermiting, and a writer in spare moments. I'm currently working on a major work, which,.. more..

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