Unfold your wings.
Break the chains
Make fast your steps,
and be firm
in your will.
Know your value.
Believe
in your abilities. Respect
your ideas.
Break the barriers.
Do what your heart says—
not what others tell you.
You and I, we deserve
to receive love,
not to have our lips sliced—
the lips we tenderly place
on a baby’s cheek.
We deserve not to have our noses cut —
the nose we use to inhale our baby’s scent.
You deserve kisses of admiration.
Open your wings.
Fly higher up and up
Higher than any mountain, faster
than any bird.
By Sitara B.
Photo of Great Egret by Jack Wolf.
Dear Sitara B,
This is a wonderful and a powerful poem! I hope women all around the world hear you and break all those chains that you mentioned. I hope one day all women believe in their values and abilities and they get what they deserve. I wish you the best of luck and I am looking forward to reading more of your poems and essays! 🙂
Dear Sitara: I hope that Sitara will be able to read this poem. I hope that she will know how you honored her with your words. I was especially moved by this stanza:
You and I, we deserve
to receive love,
not to have our lips sliced—
the lips we tenderly place
on a baby’s cheek.
We deserve not to have our noses cut —
the nose we use to inhale our baby’s scent.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work. Stacy
Your words hold great power, Sitara! I know many women all over the world will be inspired by your words.