Voice

It is acourageousconsciousChoicefor a woman to use her Voiceto speak her Truthfrom the rootof her painand shameat relentingto an old patriarchalgamethat would have her usesexfor financial gain.A decision that thendrives her mad,utterly insane,a mutefilled to overflowin self-disgust and deep blame;a sad dimming of her Glow,her innate beauty she can no longer see,feeling more like a mere commodityto be bought and sold.Without a Voice,her story left untold,passing The Burdenonto the next generation.By Guirlaine Belizaire, honoring Women's History Month and #metoo