Ok so this one is a poem I wrote in 06 when I was 16, it was also for a school assignment we were asked to write a poem about one of the big issues that has plagued us throughout the years I chose Feminism obviously and decided to portray it though the years, symbolising it in three sections, the beginning of the fight, the continuance of the struggle, and finally the outcome. I hope you enjoy this poem, I like it and it was published when my teacher chose it for a competition. Feminism We rise we fall We fight for freedom Burn the bra It’s time for equality Women stand up Fight for your rights Fight for our freedom Freedom of speech Freedom to choose Stand up one and all Against the men we must fight Not with fist but with word We must fight Tis the era of power Time to make a stand We made a stand Now we have the freedom The chose a career That used to be thought a mans job But we still have far to go We are more accepted But not fully We muse continue to fight Overworked mums are more common As now we are Mothers, workers and lovers But we just need to adapt We need more freedom So we much keep fighting Tis the beginning of latch key kids But we can fight it We are women and we are strong We have our freedom Not fully but enough We can do a mans job now We have the freedom to be politicians We have the freedom to drive trucks But what have we lost? Our families often break down There are more single parents Feminism is at its peak But at what cost? Yes we won our careers But lost our families Structures and values are lost to us now For some it works For others it offers nothing But an insecure and shaky future We fought and we won, or did we?
