As I sit with the news of Malala Yousufzai’s shooting…
I start to consider the importance of being shot in the throat and head.
The head where the mind lives and grows and the throat that gives life to the thoughts.
Poem about the Voice of Women and Girls all Around the World
When I start to consider my voice
I remember the day that I was an infant in the uterus hearing the lullaby of my mother
She used to sing to me of the beauties of the world
She used to teach me songs of birds and bees
Then I was born and I lived a full life and became an adult
I myself bore two girls
As they grew in the womb of the universe I used to sing them a song:
You can You can You can
You can become a doctor
You can become a dancer
You can become a gardener, a chef, a biologist or a chemist
You can walk on the moon and fly a shuttle
You can go after your dreams because they are yours alone
You can be a lawyer
You can be a mother
You can become anything you want to be
Today I hold all the girls in the world and I sing them this lullaby
Today I hold all the sisters in the world and I listen to their voice
Today I look at myself in the mirror and know that I must raise my voice with this poem
This poem is dedicated to all the women and all the men that know we all come from the same seed of light and who know we all come to life equal.
Also, I remember that Malala’s dream is to become a doctor… may she give all those who dream a voice.
As noted by Laura Bush:
Malala is the same age as another writer, a diarist, who inspired many around the world. From her hiding place in Amsterdam, Anne Frank (left) wrote: ”How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Today, for Malala and the many girls like her, we need not and cannot wait. We must improve their world. ”
[Source: The Sydney Harold]
I agree and I believe I must remember the song I sang my girls: I can I can make a change with my voice.
Other Posts With Women Themes
1. Malala Yousufi Gives Voice to all Women
2. International Women’s Day Poem
3. Mother’s being celebrated with a Poem
That act of taliban is inhuman, they can not be considered as muslim. We pray for long life of Malala, we also hope that other injured girls may recover wel.
Hello dear friend and travel companion. I would agree with you that this act is not acceptable as part of human behavior. I do not think we are even allowed to hurt and ant or break the web of a spider. So yes, I echo your wishes and words for recovery through prayer and good wishes. Thank you