A Woman’s Reason

By Yashi Woodburn

Jan 2010

You convinced yourself that he was the reason

But what reason is he if your answer is pain

Why suffer in the hands of a man who would oppress you

Should he not vow to help you progress

Bring you success in your life

Comfort and love you as his wife

Never understating the words I love you.

He understands your bad days and lets you know it’s alright

So why follow the man who throws you of track

Makes you lose sight?

Are you a fool?

Or do we follow what we know

Complain no man is good enough

Yet we have never accepted a good man.

Expectations are for those with good decisions

Your decision your problem

So why convince yourself he is the reason

You are merely a number on his bed post

You consciously agreed to the lowering of your worth

Willingly accepted to be treated like dirt

So how is it his fault?

It takes two to tango

And you danced with the devil

How can he appreciate you?

When you do not appreciate yourself?

Love each curve, crease and mark on your body

Understand each flaw and embrace it with open arms

Know your decisions are your decisions

Be head strong and overcome the obstacles in life

And then, only then can you be classified as a woman,

For a woman knows what she wants and gets it

She fears no man, nor hides her true self

She sacrifices and compromises

Becoming a role model to her family

She loves hard but does not break easy

A woman understands a good man

And doesn’t try to change a bad man

She struggles through life

So her daughter can be appreciated

And never suffer from the hand of a bad man

She is the soul of the world

The understated leader and the ultimate power

Within her she holds life in her arms

With each hair placed on her head where it is supposed to be

Eyes so powerful she could destroy nations

Strong like the power of the ocean

Vengeful like the heat of fire

Calm like the touch of air upon your skin

And tough like the earth we live on.

A woman knows she is a woman.

And no one can dismiss her as a woman.

So ask yourself, is he really the reason.