WOMEN ON THE CREST

(For Hermin)

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Women rule the world
And I mean every word of it
It’s not the scarlet faces
Nor the interned celestial firmament
No, it is the quickly rehearsed voices
And the many uncut symbolic ribbons.

If today I cry out for Thora Hird
It’s because animal nutrition is out of the kit
And because not enough women enter the races
Or is it because they view it just as peppermint?
The truth is that leaders make all the choices
But in the end, women will have to shout out orders like Givens.

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