In Truth

CATEGORY

life

Who am I to claim knowledge
on the essence of mAn?
I'm a WomAn journeying
to unearth the woMan I am.
Yet, I bleed of HiS blood
and I'm born of hIs bone,
I breathe hiS spirit
and live in HiS soul
I am of hiM
and by nature complex
multiples of each otHer,
divided by sex.
I am hiS strength
and HiS strength is miNe
still we tear down each oTher
one brick at a time
I once was a QuEen
reigning strong with my KiNg
Now hE deems me a b**ch,
a ho...nothing
No longer regarded
as a QueEn by hiS side
reflection of a weak
and hollow inside
But again WE are lost
in a lie WE believe
that WE are not fruits of life
but hate's poisonous seeds
and WE sow these seeds
rooted in self-hate
cultivated in ignorance,
producing oUr pain
WE feast on this pain
and feed it to OuR children
though thEy hunger for substance
tHey consume what is given
OuR giRls cry with thEir bodies
seeking affirmation of tHeir worth
impregnated with no self-esteem
procreating unwanted births
OUr bOys spirits are constricted
by a chokehold of sorrow,
lost identities,
and no hope for tomorrow
SoNs of KiNgs
degraded to Niccas
denouncing the throne
embracing the trigger
ThEy're dying today
by the hands of each otHer
Vessels of promise
promised to suffer
WE commit suicide daily
killing ourselves
WE are our own victims
blaming someone else
But I know there's
light beyond this dark
Before the flame
first comes the spark
So I search to find
the pieces of me
lost in the lies
WE were taught to believe.
           In truth,
I AM HiS strength
and hIS strength is MinE
WE can rebuild oUrseLveS
one brick at a time
I could never claim knowledge
on the perils of MaN
I'm only a WoMaN
on a journey
to unearth
the
WoMan
I AM