Today women around the world will dance against violence and rape (see http://onebillionrising.org/) A small poem is my contribution:
A silent soul in tortured pain
She cries and moans, it’s all in vain
Her body broken, her mind unspoken
For all the beatings that she took
1 Billion Rising
No end to sizing
We have the strength and aptitude
To step outside mere gratitude
A quiet heart in grand commotion
She stamps and moves, it’s all in motion
Her eyes dilated, her mouth extended
For all the conventions that she shook
1 Billion Rising
No end to sizing
We have the ability and the skill
To break the line of patriarchs’ will
A bashful psyche in poetic upheaval
She hurls and defies, it’s all in retrieval
Her thoughts regained, her words delivered
For all the stories she wrote in her book
1 Billion Rising
No end to sizing
We have the knowledge and the wit
To stop this fury’s endless hit
Eva van Beek 