I am a Woman empowered by my words- Poem

I am the martyr,
the mother of the martyr,
the sister of the martyr,
the daughter of the martyr...
I am the injured of the revolution...the protester...the jailed...the detained...
the tortured...the exiled... the kidnapped...the raped...
I am the veiled, the non-veiled...
it's according to my deep conviction...
I am white, light skinned, dark-skinned...
anyway, I am a beautiful soul...
I am young by spirit, old by experience...
I am the pregnant...the wife...the single mother... the widow...
I am living with HIV...
I am living with one hand...one leg...one kidney... but,
I study... I work... I travel...

Yet I am NOT the victim... I am the leader...
I clean up the streets of my nation ...
I raise up the past, present and future generations...
I speak out for my son at school,
for my client in court,
for my art at theater,
for my mom at hospital,
for my mind on paper...

I live in the city, in the town, in the countryside, in the suburb, in the mountains, on the borders, ...
I am Africa, Asia, America, Europe, Australia and every corner where there is life and sound...
I boost the economy... I advance the technology...

Do I deserve to be equal to you? YES I do because I AM a Woman empowered by my words
I raise my voice for human rights, for justice, for social change..
and I use digital technology to empower myself..
I use connections to unite..
I use platforms to debate..
I use my words to shape the reality..
I perform...
I lead..

My achievements are not to be waived...
My dreams are not for giving up...
My body is not for sale...
My mind is not for manipulation...
My place is not for abdication...
My job is not for quitting...
My views are not for granted...
My rights are not to be violated...

Why? because I AM a woman empowered by my words