PODCAST: WHEN WOMEN SPEAK I HEAR.....

Below you can read the poems featured in the first episode of our podcast, by Mildred from 'When Women Speak I Hear' An anthology of poems from nine brave women

Wanawake Wakiongea Naskiza

When women speak I hear

I hear their story

(we have a lot in common)

Wanawake Wakiongea Naskiza

Circumstance may well be different

When women speak I hear

Culture may well be different

Wanawake Wakiongea Naskiza

Location, background, shade

When women speak I hear

We are strong

We are resilient

We don’t give up

Wanake Wakiongea Naskiza

Under pressure we emerge-

Golden, renewed.

When Women Speak I Hear

When women speak

I hear my own voice

The echo of my voice

We have a lot in common

I hear a soft voice, clear voice, emotional voice

I am one voice, but together we are a choir

There’s some emotion, inspiration, knowledge

Lightness and heaviness

I am no longer ashamed, I am no longer to blame

I can shake off my guilt, I can shake off my shame

Me too

We are in this together

I can feel their pain

We are strong and resilient

We don’t give up

I am a fighter

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