When
the enduring question
wisened women waylaid,
woefully warned
with weaponized words.
willfully wounded
with wants warped,
wombs wilted,
wishes wasted.
wingless wanderers
wary with waning wonder
wait.
warriors whispering, why?
witnesses watching wicked 'wage' wars,
withstanding wretched waves
wringing weary wayfarers.
when will wrongful whims withdraw,
warrant worthwhile ways?
– women worldwide
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Written for the Tautogram challenge and for Women's History Month.
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Excellent job on word selection here. Not too much or too little to drive it home and make it flow well.
Excellent poem Heather. Love the pace and the message. 🥰
very well done
Wonderfully wise!!
Beautiful! Felt this one deeply. Important messages here. Fantastic job, Heather! Love it!
Wow. Your commentary in poetry form is both searing and heartfelt. Looking forward to seeing it appear as a Top Story 🤗
Great piece ❤️😉
I like the flow of this a lot :)
Your words are so beautifully crafted!
Brilliant Heather, this must have taken many hours. So well executed.
Whoaaaa! Wonderfully well written! You nailed this one my looney partner! I wish the judges pick you for the win! Keeping my fingers crossed!
That was really nice, Heather!!!
It's nice how you put that together.
Absolutely beautiful
Fantastic! Wildly wondrous writing, wise woman!
Such a great piece, I loved it 🥰
Loved it ❤
wonderful woven words <3
Very well written and put together. Great job.
You do realize that you're making this very difficult for the judges to decide in this challenge, don't you? Beautifully & powerfully said.
Amazing!! 😍😍 What you did with this — wow!! 🥹❤️ Ao powerful, with words so well-placed! You are so talented, my friend! 😍
Felt this one in the gut, especially liked the line with weaponized words, very thoughtful and nicely written. Great job!
Words so thoughtfully placed, becomes this inspiring piece. Great Read!
Fantastic! This is wonderful! I love this, especially resonated with the line weaponized words. Great work!
Bravo!!! 😍👏