Superwoman Poetry by Latest Poems King

Superwoman Poetry

Everyone thinks superwoman

is this amazing person,

and she is, she is, she is... now.

You didn't see her when she was

a temper-tantrum-tossing toddler.

When most children scream,

you might, just might, figuratively state

that the sound is deafening.

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However

However, she was actually superwoman,

so the sound was, literally, deafening.

I would try to be strict,

I would try grounding,

but have you ever tried to ground

a black woman that can fly?

Never quite works out

how you think it's going to.

Her teachers would tell me

that she has "ADHD", or attitude issues,

but I figured, she was just

a bored brainiac

and they feared a mind

that they could not standardize.

The media keeps trying to meteor shower

her self-esteem from a Phantom Zone away.

They tell her she has no more

to offer the world

then the way that she fills out

a brightly colored pair of tights,

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Explain

so I had to sit her down

and explain that, darling,

you crash-landed on a broken world.

When your skin is powered by the sun

and your hair defies gravity,

you are more than

most mortals can comprehend.

Raising children of color

has always felt like raising superheroes.

As a black man, you must be twice as good

to get half as much.

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Black woman

As a black woman,

you must be adjacent to perfect.

You must smile,

you must never raise your voice.

They will stereotype the supersonic in it,

bitter and black, at best.

At worst, resisting arrest.

Society is full of supervillains

that only mask their words.

Examples include,

if she didn't want to die,

why didn't she just keep her mouth shut?

If she wasn't looking for sex,

then why was she drinking?

Why was she out so late?

Why was her skirt so short?

If black women are so magical,

why are they always complaining

about disappearing?

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Perfect world

In a perfect world, I would have sons

that I teach not to be villains.

But in this one,

I fear I will have daughters

that I must teach to not be damsels,

but to leap over distress

in a single bound.

I will erect a Justice League

to protect my daughters,

make this whole DC Universe marvel

at the way, I turn Avenger,

Hulk-smash anything

that threatens my children.

Iron Man

When raising a woman of steel,

you must be an Iron Man.

They will use you for incantations

and spells to stifle her strength.

You know, you pretty for a black girl.

You well-spoken for a black girl.

You insert stereotype for a black girl.

You think black girl magic is powerful,

you should see the rabbits

that white supremacy

and systematic oppression

can pull out of a hat.

Willie Lynch was a wizarding wonder,

taught us to keep the body strong,

and the mind weak.

Keep telling her she's exotic,

reminds her she's alien.

Remind her she's only beautiful

when mixed with others.

I know nothing of being a woman,

so I'll surround her

with a village full of Amazons.

They'll teach her the art of warfare

and womanhood.

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Wonderwoman

She'll stand on the shoulders

of every Wonderwoman

that's ever come before her,

ready to save a world

that keeps tugging at her cape.

She's just as much God

as any boy who thinks himself a deity.

And she ain't gotta share

the name super with any man.

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