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