I’m a White Woman and I Want to be Heard Too
I am so tired of hearing that every woman of colour is not being heard.
Well I hear you. And I’m sorry you’re depressed, but stop complaining and
do something about it. You want to yell at me to get moving too, yes, go ahead.
I admit I’ve been sitting on my butt for too long. I admit I’ve been ignoring you.
I did not see your issues as my issues. I did not see past the skin to the person underneath,
the person who’s tired of fighting and praying, and being forgotten. I now see
you as the treasure you are and I want to join with you . Let’s get together and win.
© 2018 Catherine Woods
Drifting Perspective
Where do I begin
to grab your attention? With blood and knives
or sunlight, warmth, and fresh grasses
knee-deep in summertime splendour. With your sister’s
2-year old or grandpa’s cigar Os drifting off
across the homestead veranda. Breathe in the lilacs’ sweet perfume.
Perceive the gentleness of bumble bees buzzing by.
Are you with me here and now, standing out in full sun of June or
hiding from the world’s ridiculousness undercover? Be brave
and open your mouth, craft those words and speak your peace; be brave
and plan out your future. Don’t let the giants throw you over the falls.
Bear your soul and join hands with all of us who foresee a future that is not
the one we wanted. Stand in front of that Tiananmen tank! March down Pennsylvania Avenue
to make the world that place where you’d want your children to live in!
Show humanity that humanity’s worth saving!
© 2018 Catherine Woods
