Now demanding respect
and a place in time
not wanting recognition
for merely looking fine.
The creative force moving
for its rightful position
calling for men
to end their superstition.
No longer an object
to puff up your pride
she now walks with dignity
pushing disrespect aside.
Look at her now men
with a new point of view
she’s got something to show
that she didn’t learn from you.
She knows how to love life
with honor and respect,
men it’s you and your evils
that she’s out to correct
wake up new woman
and show me your way
for sensitivity and kindness
are the things you say.
Teach me to love
without wanting to own
when I can cry freely
I will know I have grown
into honor and respect
for woman and her force.
Please men wake up
and seek a divorce
from myth and tale
about woman being things
it’s appreciation and respect for her
that true knowledge brings.
So next time you see her
remember that she’s alive
it’s her attributes and tolerance
after which you strive.
— Yogi Ananda Viraj (Eugene P. Kelly, Jr.)
