I Am Not A Man
written by: Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
I am not a man
do not try to mold
me into your image
You are not a woman
do not deem to understand
my mind, my body, my soul
I am a woman
I own this female body
I have been gifted with
Do not dictate to me what
to do with the seed of your loins
released in your pleasure
Do persecute, arrest and prosecute
those who pleasured themselves
without care or responsibility
Do not persecute, arrest or prosecute
a woman’s right to decide
what is best for her and her body
Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris lives in Southport, NC, USA. She is a twice published poet in Cameron Art Museum’s Writers Respond to Art Program and was awarded the Certificate of Completion for completing the 2021 - 24 Hour Poetry Marathon. Her poem Wheels was published in the 2021 - 24 Hour Poetry Marathon Anthology. Ami writes flash fiction, short stories, creative non-fiction and fiction as well as poetry. Her short story, Conversations With My Neighbor is published in the anthology, Trouble, by Daniel Boone Publishing. Ami recently completed her first chapbook of poetry titled Reflections - Of A Woman’s Life. She has written two stage plays to date and is currently working on completing her second action/adventure/romance preternatural novel. Ami is a member in good standing with NCWN (North Carolina Writer’s Network) and WSW (Winston-Salem Writer’s).She is a contributing member of several local and out of state writers groups. Ami is known to her closest friends and relatives as Gypsie.
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