“Ode to Woman”
by Anna, 18, Virginia – Guest Contributor

My hips and thighs are thick and wide
My legs exalt me up
Toward the sky
I am Queen
And only God is King
My curly fro grows up
Reaching out for him
My skin is tanned-no it’s brown
Like clay
The foundation of this Earth-
That twirls ‘round-n-’round
Like a constant reminder
That I am the light
My womb possesses the seeds that
Carry on this life
I also posses the pleasure in
Sexuality
I am the quake behind your orgasm
For both mare and steed
I am the future, the present, and the past
I was the first and shall be the last
Existence starts, is, and ends with me
I am Woman, Goddess
I am the Queen