Woman, rise!
Monday, September 27th, 2010 | Posted in Blog | 0 Comment(s)(for for my African feminist sisters)
Glide
the figure eight
across these Mnyarwanda hips
these Mswahili
Mswazi
Ashanti
Xhosa
ride
the slow flex
and turn
mould and
build
breeeeaaaaaaaathe
and
transform
the rhythmic rebirth
of Africa’s daughters
Mwalimu, Madiba
Lumumba, Nkrumah
asanteni sana!
but it is our turn now….
Incandescent butterfly woman
and river spirit
rise!
impala and ocean mother
rise!
story teller, basket weaver,
yam seller
rise!
mama, dada,
mother, sister
rise!
sister comrade sister fighter
sister lover sister friend
rise!
sister comrade sister fighter
sister lover sister friend
rise!
woman
rise!
© Jessica Horn