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The Voice

International Women’s Day 2008

The voice.
loud
quiet
strong
timid
high
low
vulgar
pious
…from deep in the belly
…from the shelf of the womb
…from the seat of the soul
…the voice forms
sound wraps around passion
entangles itself around concerns
flows in and out of values
wound tightly
the voice generates heat
light
energy
…remaining there it begins to burn
…burn into the bones
…until the very marrow is on fire
the voice bubbles up
when silenced, the voice will die
when released
it dispurses like seeds on the wind
it plants itself into the fertile places
it takes root
and grows
stronger
louder
further
it generates its own energy
its own heat
its own life
and from it
life emerges

igniting the ember: emerging women finding their voice
the world handicapped by half
International Women’s Day
I Don’t Have the Balls to Be a Leader
Are Women Human?
Complementarianism Sucks: Telling Women to be Quiet in the name of Jesus

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7 Comments

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  2. russ — March 8, 2008 #

    That is a cool image.

    Russ (BlogRush)

  3. Jonathan Brink — March 8, 2008 #

    That sounds like a spoken word poem. Nice rhythm.

  4. Jadon — March 9, 2008 #

    Nicely done. Enjoyed the feel here.

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  7. Ariah Fine — March 12, 2008 #

    Amen, thanks for sharing those.

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