Writers Lounge

All you need is poetry!
Established 1997.

Register now »

Already registered? Sign in here


»I'm that Woman«

Oct 13, 2016

The reason I'm feared by those who know me not / or that I'm respected by those who get what I got / 'Cos I'm the embodiment of strength, love and beauty / I'm here for a purpose, and not just out of duty. / / As woman I claim my place on this wondrous earth / Through pain and suffering, to man I gave…  sign in to read more »


»No«

Jun 1, 2015

Cast in concrete, memories of when / I became a woman, forced by men / All I feared became a reality just as / the traces of childhood ran past / / Shadows, wafting a stale sweat smell / Grabbing at me just as I fell / No one heard me shouting, screaming / No! They pushed, breathing, heaving / / A child ran…  sign in to read more »


»I Am«

Jun 1, 2015

A sample of nature's wonder / Blemished by earth's anger / Pure of heart, without regrets / For that what I seek, I shall beget. / / I'm a child, spawn of earthly nature, / Heavenly designed, God's creature / No care for scars, lines... life's directions / In His image He made us... no imperfections…  sign in to read more »


More poems by Maria Sharon Moemise

Please sign in to view more poems by this writer.