Homage to My Hips
Lucille Clifton
These hips are big hips
they need space to
move around in.
They don't fit into little
petty places, these hips
are free hips.
They don't like to be held back.
These hips have never been enslaved.
They go where they want to go.
They do what they want to do.
These hips are mighty hips.
I have known them
to put a spell on a man and
spin him like a top!
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| Lucille Clifton |
I came across this poem while studying for a literature class, and couldn't resist sharing it with all of you!! It is a deceivingly light poem with many layers that add to its power and beauty...just like all of us.
Hope you enjoy it as much I do!
<3,
Aliya Valentine
Les Femmes
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