I Am Woman

Womanhood is a tool box. It is the gradual chiselling away at societal expectations imposed at birth, the choice between nailing the heart’s desires and sawing off the world’s crippling demands, and a neverending ending battle against the hammering tyranny of cultural preservation while holding up one end of the sky.

It is a confection of experiences, choices and a sense of being

Wonderful. Fatigued. Strong. Troublesome. Innovative. Mischievous. Sweet. Sarcastic. Funny. Serious. Brazen. Smart. Sensual. Powerful. Villain. Leader. Father. Mother. Anger. Childless. Breadwinner. Chief. Weak. Tough. Bullied. Arrogant. Confident. Shy. Obnoxious. Reliable. Graceful. Awkward. Heroic. Sexual. Conqueror. Decisive. Abused. Survivor. Ties. Dresses. Trousers. Cuff links. Stilettoes. Loafers. Lipstick. Bare-Faced. Hairy. Hairless. Weaves. Bald. Buffalo Soldier. Sufficient. Wild. Curious. Innocent. Dangerous. Valued. Valueless. Intellectual. Mean. Cocky. Independent. Rough. Gentle. Visionary. Ambitious. Disenfranchised. Persistent. Powerless. Stubborn. Dauntless. Rich. Vulgar. Hardworking. Poor. Blue. Pink. Shrewd. Glass-ceilinged. Soft. Belittled. Assertive. Dismissed. Courageous. Fiery. Fire Cracker. Stoic. Active. Emotional. Cold. Aggressive. Subordinate. Recalcitrant. Modern. Traditional. Abrasive. Oppressed. Resistance. Boss. Bossy. Captain. Muscular. Svelte. Competitive. Rambunctious. Quiet. Lover. Single. Single-minded. Shameless. Shamed. Sinner. Reverend. Equal. Rebellious. Resourceful. Refuge. Prisoner. Silenced. Jailer. Free. Sexism. Feminism. Masculine. Feminine. Shallow. Messy. Complex. Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated. Human.

Complicated and Human.

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