NOT JUST A GIRL

She is not just a girl,
she is more than a gender
more than the tag; feminine,
more than the metaphors in the line of a poem
more than the punchline of a joke,
She is not an excuse
not a mistake
not a property to be owned and possess,
She is queen
crafted with the hands of Zeus
made alive with the breath of Yahweh
She is a goddess.

She is not just a girl,
She is a rainbow after a stormy day
a sunset after a dark night
a shooting star from Venus
a fierce thunder from the lineage of Sango,
She is not inferior
not a slave to be traded for pieces of silver,
She is worth more than black gold
worth more than the Persian diamond,
She is a hero,
She is a wonder
a warrior from the tribe of Amazon.

She is not just a girl,
not a fantasy to be attained,
her life is worth more the doctrines of a thousand religion,
She is a being with emotions
with a voice that wants to be heard
a story that needs to be shared,
She is my mother
your sister
your daughter
your wife
and she is not just a girl.