” The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.†— Roseanne Barr
Make it happen
That is the theme
Another year, another ‘one’ day
Celebrating women’s achievements
Calling for equality
Make it happen
They say
Though you and I know
That she is beyond a day
That she transgresses the limits of a March 8th display
That the sway and stagger of her hip
Carry more miles than a day’s trip
That the vowels and consonants flowing from her lip
Convey more than what you have heard, the story’s tip
Make it happen
” For increased financial independenceâ€
where it is hers to take
and hers to make
that she is not trapped in decadence
and the decay of intelligence
so trades her essence
for a fabricated relevance
Make it happen
” For more women in senior leadership rolesâ€
that she knows she can take over the controls
and achieve personal and national goals
and she has the inbuilt capacity to fill systemic holes
Make it happen
” For greater awareness of women’s equalityâ€
that she knows her worth and quality
that she does not ask permission for equity
but claims her goddess given right to inherent parity
Make it happen, this day
They say
Though you and I know
That she is beyond a day
That the cracks running along her palms
Carry a whole testament of more than 200 psalms
And the indentation of her bended wrist
Holds the energy of life’s gist
The power to create, shape and mend lay in her open fist
In between the crevice of her thumb and index finger
the ability to dream dreams and manifest linger
Make it happen, everyday
That she breaks down the wall of what keeps purpose at bay
Hears the barrier crash at the loudest decibel
Speaks, owns, lives her truth
and is comfortable with incredible
Make it happen today
Beyond International Women’s Day
Every day is her day!
– Bilene Seyoum (March 3rd, 2015)
Originally written and posted for www.awib.org.et
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Love & Light