~I Am

I am a fragrant lily

soft as morning dew,

 strength of mother lioness

    protecting her cubs

I am nonsense, clever,

   sensual & extravagant

I can make your day

   or break your heart

Take care of business,

   roar in the bedroom 

     appetizer in the galley   

I could raise your sun

  or blow your mind

Be your concubine

   or take control

I am tender inside

 and out

with a soul 

   of titanium

I bend but

don't break me

I am woman

in purest form

Author's Note

Reviews

[Dhaye]

The true heart of a woman ... yes, a true woman.
I can make your day
or break your heart" are the lines which are captivating for me. I think it depends upon the personality of the man, huh! So don't dare to tease a woman. LOL.

Like it, Frieda. I salute this piece for women like us!

[Frieda P]

Grazie mille dhaye, ha, and so true my friend!

[Leslie Philibert]

Good work, especially like titanium, a startling original use of language !

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Leslie!

[Muse]

I love it when poetry feels empowering. And might I just say, you make me proud to be a woman. Yes we are fragile...but if provoked, we can be as strong as any man. There's so many woman out there that need to read this. The news gets depressing these days...all the rapes...beatings...insecure men trying to throw their strength around as if on some sort of power trip. We are like gardens...tend to us...and in return, we will sustain you through love and support.

[Frieda P]

Wow thanks Muse, I don't think anyone has ever had that reaction before, love 'empowered'....and I so agree with you.

[LadySoDivine]

Greatest and truest description of a woman I have ever read.
Women are warriors. We are loud and silent at the same time. We are fragile, but we never break. It is said that men are stronger than women. I beg to differ. I believe that the same reason that they use to describe us as weak (our emotions) is exactly why we are so strong. We are emotional, and even though we feel so much and so many things affect us, we still rise every morning with our heads held high, stronger than ever. Excellent poem, Frieda!

[Frieda P]

Are you sure you're only 17?? Thanks LSD!

[LadySoDivine]

Hahaha I don't know, it says so in my birth certificate, but I could be mistaken :) You're very welcome, Frieda.

[Frieda P]

I KNOW for certain I wasn't that smart at your age, and still have those days lol... ;-)

[LadySoDivine]

Haha don't feel bad about it, we all have those days. I have been called a "genius" a few times by several people in my life, but I still don't believe that for a fact. :P

[Angi]

I hear you roar and I hear you whisper. You are a lovely, feisty, complicated thing and you are beautiful, Frieda! xoxo Angi~

[Frieda P]

Ditto, right back atcha lovely woman! xo

[kublakhan27]

You've left me little to say here love...this is Frieda, this is Mrs.R, this is woman...this is a great piece ;)

[Frieda P]

Speechless, you? Not even a quote Benlji? Lol....Thanks hon ;-)

[kublakhan27]

Haha I never really thought about one actually...always a pleasure Mrs.R ;)

[Frieda P]

I'm almost positive our friend had loads to say about women. ;-)

[kublakhan27]

Haha it's just like everything else...read my stuff ;)

[Frieda P]

It's that your secret life? ;-)

[kublakhan27]

Haha My life is too boring for secrets...writing is a way of trying to convince myself that it's not ;P

[Frieda P]

Perhaps you should take a page from the master Benji ;-)

[Frieda P]

I'm sure LC has secrets to spare Lol

[kublakhan27]

Haha I don't WANT to know any of his secrets, I already know enough ;P

[Frieda P]

Oh to be a fly on the wall..........

[kublakhan27]

I wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall...if I was a woman, maybe :P

[Frieda P]

Der, that's why I said it hon ;-P

[kublakhan27]

Well, I had to respond with something ;P

[Frieda P]

RAWR ;-P...................

[Joyce S. Greene]

Your poem so beautifully describes what it is to be a women, Frieda. Strong and sturdy, soft and flexible. We support them and bend to them. Well, your poem says it all so much more poetically than I can. You are a very talented poetess and I enjoy reading you work very much.

[Frieda P]

You're too kind Joyce, you humble me, thanks so much my friend.

[Emerald Seas]

Love this, Frieda. Women, we are complex creatures of all that you describe... and more.

[Frieda P]

Complex is a nice way to put it Sirrah, thanks :-)

[Tom]

Boys are made of frogs and snails and puppy dogs tails,
Girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice!

Isn't that right Frieda ?

[Frieda P]

Haha if you say so Tom, just don't talk to my ex. ;-)

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

You are all of these things and more...and though I do not know you in "real life", I can imagine you this way through your writing. It is always amazing to me how well we can get to know one another through our poetic voices. It is a beautiful thing. Well done, Frieda.

[Frieda P]

I wrote this one with all of us in mind Friday, I can see you here too, thanks so much my friend.