#freeverse #poetry
**Warning: adult themes, war, torture, and domestic violence**
We still live in the patriarchy,
where powerful men rule us.
We put these men in power.
Then power corrupts and
absolute power corrupts
absolutely, look at Trump,
Putin, Xi Yinping, Kim Jong Un,
and all the other dictators who
in their frenzied power just want
to land grab and crush their opposition.
Wars that go on and on with soldiers
dying on both sides, civilian men,
women and children mown down
by bomb, misile, bullet and drone.
Man's inhumanity to his fellow man
lies in torture, oppression and death.
History tells it's own story from which
we never seem to learn - greed and
dishonesty, fake news, and the rich
getting away with heinous crimes.
People are angry, everywhere I go
I feel it's undercurrents, for the rich
get richer and more corrupt, while
poverty abounds in the working class.
Voices are raised in frustration at
our powerlessness to control our own
destiny, the future looks bleak and
dystopian. We think we have abolished
slavery but the modern slaves are exploited for sex and domestic sevitude.
Men have power over women in the
patriarchy. Women are murdered in
their own homes where it is labelled
as domestic violence. Call it what it is
- murder! Don't sugar coat it with its
'domestic' tag. As a survivor of this
invidious crime I urge all in similar
circumstances, grab your children,
get out, and stay out. Next time he
will kill you - don't become a statistic.
As women we must continue the fight.
Our weapons are our inner strength,
we are warrior women in our hearts
and must demand equality for us all.
For when women rise up let the power
mad tremble. We have carried the next
generation in our wombs, birthed them,
helped them to grow and flourish.
We demand our place at the high table,
without us you are nothing but pawns.
I am not calling for a matriarchy, I want
equality for women and men regardless
of colour, creed, gender or sexual
orientation. I want a fairer society,
where everyone has enough to live on
but no-one is rich and greedy. Where
we all have access to education, clean
water, nourishing food, and health care.
Maybe, this utopia can never be, but
how do we know if we don't innovate?
©🦊VixenofVerse, 2026
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