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wishing to be autonomous in decisions
by walking freely without a cover
her womanliness exposes significance
breaking conventional roles and power
labeled a sinner or a saint
when she speaks about the emancipation
of women
emerging from a state
of bondage and subjugation
peacefully revolting against the set of rules
a compelling expression of
identity
embodying a strong feminine womanhood
paying homage to heroines in history
among the voyages near and far
there is a path she
can no longer pretend
the immeasurable choice to travel inward
and bring years of suppression to an end
Vanessa Toves
Vanessa J. Toves resides in Guam with her beloved husband Matthew. She is a covid19 survivor who donated her convalescent plasma at the Guam Naval Hospital in 2020. She is currently working on a love project chapbook. Her published COVID-19 poem, The Social Distancing Era,can be found on The Dewdrop