what do you think of this short poem

[blessed]

Who I Am !





An Excellent poem about the Muslim Woman.


What do you see
when you look at me
Do you see someone limited,
or someone free
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All some people can do is just look and stare
Simply because they can't see my hair

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Others think I am controlled and uneducated
They think that I am limited and un-liberated

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They are so thankful that they are not me
Because they would like to remain 'free'

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Well free isn't exactly the word I would've used
Describing women who are cheated on and abused

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They think that I do not have opinions or voice
They think that being hooded isn't my choice

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They think that the hood makes me look caged
That my husband or dad are totally outraged

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All they can do is look at me in fear
And in my eye there is a tear

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Not because I have been stared at or made fun of
But because people are ignoring the one up above

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On the day of judgment they will be the fools
Because they were too ashamed to play by their own rules

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Maybe the guys won't think I am a cutie
But at least I am filled with more inner beauty

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See I have declined from being a guy's toy
Because I won't let myself be controlled by a boy

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Real men are able to appreciate my mind
And aren't busy looking at my behind

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Hooded girls are the ones really helping the muslim cause
The role that we play definitely deserves applause

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I will be recognized because I am smart and bright
And because some people are inspired by my sight

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The smart ones are attracted by my tranquility
In the back of their mind they wish they were me

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We have the strength to do what we think is right
Even if it means putting up a life long fight

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You see we are not controlled by a mini skirt and tight shirt
We are given only respect, and never treated like dirt

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So you see, we are the ones that are free and liberated
We are not the ones that are sexually terrorized and violated

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We are the ones that are free and pure
We're free of STD's that have no cure

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So when people ask you how you feel about the hood
Just sum it up by saying 'baby its all good'



what do you make of this , do you agree ---------------do all women where hoods/ veils i appologyise for my ignorance i just want to understand

 

[Runt]

Despite not having much merit rhetorically, the poem shows a lot of thought and has a lot of emphases on "girl power" (which is surprising, because most people, when thinking of Muslim women, think of a girl restrained by the strict social and religious codes of MEN). However, I don't think all the arguements she used were valid. The speaker argued that because she goes veiled she is not the toy of a man... which suggests that she believes the rest of the female race IS controlled by men. Yet a girl can chose not to allow herself to be viewed as a sex object or a "mere" female WITHOUT bringing religion into it, and without (in this case) wearing a hood or clothing that covers her body. And a girl can chose to rejoice in her femininity without also chosing to give into men...therefore making the argument about STDs and sexual terror bunk.

 

[Alaric]

And not all men exploit women who aren't covered up, nor does a women need to cover herself to allow us to see her personality.