Woman

Some men worship me, some men fear me,

Some men love me, some men loathe me,

Some have given me riches, some have given their souls,

Some have started war in my name, others have created peace,

 

I have made man rise, I have brought him to his knees,

I have beguiled them, I have bewitched them,

I have seduced them, I have enslaved them,

I have made them invincible, I have made them desolate,

 

I am their muse, I am their inspiration,

I am their consort, I am their pain,

I am their future, I am their past,

 

I am Woman.

Reviews

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

very powerful poem , very good :)

[Wildfleour]

Sounds a bit manipulative to me -----giggle giggle----

;)

Darn tootin!

[Damien Dsoul]

Scary, and yet so horribly paradoxically truthful, especially when you sit down to think about it: Jazebel, Mary Magdalene, Mona Lisa, Eva Braun, Getrude Stein, Anna Bolyean, Joan of Arc ... and many more to countless to mention.

[Nymphet]

I enjoyed the way how this poem showed the power of a woman. How she uses this influence to bring happiness or ruin to a man. It's poetry like this that shows the strength of a confident female.

[C]

Yet again, another beautiful poem. I really love how you made this like a timeline, and listed different events that have taken place. This reminds me a lot of that Langston Hughes poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", although (in my opinion), yours is better and can relate to a wider audience.

[A.T.B.]

You just summed up the majority of the poems I have posted on the site. In fact, one of them is titled A WOMAN. I only have one suggestion - there is room for so much imagery and historical cross-referencing here. It would give this poem more substance - it's already rich with substance.

[rumpulpulsky]

Yes, you are a woman, and that is what you are. That is what I, a man, fear and that is what I mostly love. Your power can make me happy, your powr can bring me down. But you have the power to give meaning to my life.

And I loved your poem