Every woman born
ingrains a burden because
every other man born
perpetuates a crime
that kills her (them)
inside (within).
Every other woman
justifies every other man
silencing the woman
so she forgives (if only she forgets).
Every other-other man born
salutes every other man born
pardoning his (their) violence.
No woman born is ever free;
she’s (they’re) ingrained with burden.
No other man born ever owns up
until the other women & other-other men born
break the deadlock evermore.
Author Bio:
Nadia Gerassimenko discovered her love for poetry writing at the age of fourteen. When at first she was inspired by nature’s grace, spring-like air, and the idea of love, her direction changed towards exploring the complexities and nuances of relationships and inner feelings and traumas as well as pain and endurance of being chronically ill. She loves words, the deep meaning they hold, the structure and placement of words in sentences that create vivid images and unforgettable emotions. Nadia is a Lyme warrior princess and a moonchild in life and assistant editor at Luna Luna Magazine and freelance proofreader in the work field. She loves to read, write, and play video games in her spare time. Nadia self-published her first poetry collection "Moonchild Dreams" (2015) and hopes to republish it traditionally. She's currently working on her second chapbook, "a chair, a monologue." Visit her attepidautumn.net or tweet her at @tepidautumn.
ingrains a burden because
every other man born
perpetuates a crime
that kills her (them)
inside (within).
Every other woman
justifies every other man
silencing the woman
so she forgives (if only she forgets).
Every other-other man born
salutes every other man born
pardoning his (their) violence.
No woman born is ever free;
she’s (they’re) ingrained with burden.
No other man born ever owns up
until the other women & other-other men born
break the deadlock evermore.
Author Bio:
Nadia Gerassimenko discovered her love for poetry writing at the age of fourteen. When at first she was inspired by nature’s grace, spring-like air, and the idea of love, her direction changed towards exploring the complexities and nuances of relationships and inner feelings and traumas as well as pain and endurance of being chronically ill. She loves words, the deep meaning they hold, the structure and placement of words in sentences that create vivid images and unforgettable emotions. Nadia is a Lyme warrior princess and a moonchild in life and assistant editor at Luna Luna Magazine and freelance proofreader in the work field. She loves to read, write, and play video games in her spare time. Nadia self-published her first poetry collection "Moonchild Dreams" (2015) and hopes to republish it traditionally. She's currently working on her second chapbook, "a chair, a monologue." Visit her attepidautumn.net or tweet her at @tepidautumn.
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