Momma I'm pressed for time I know you wanted me to have long hair But the dust of the streets that we march along But the dust of the streets we march on all night long Won't allow it Momma I'm pressed for time I know you wanted me to have soft hands But the harsh pressure on the weak in our society The pressure harsh on the weak in our society Won't allow it Momma I'm pressed for time I know you wanted me to have a quiet voice But the muffled cries and the burnt out lives But the burnt out lives and the muffled cries Won't allow it Momma I'm pressed for time I know you wanted me to be surrounded by flowers and gentle fabric But the rumbling of the hunger and the roar of the gun But the roar of the gun and the rumbling of hunger Won't allow it Momma I'm pressed for time I know you wanted me to live in a mansion But the piles of dead in the underground prison and the poison of darkness of no education But the poison of darkness of no education and the piles of dead in the underground prison Won't allow it Momma I'm pressed for time I know you wanted me to settle down But the homeless out there on the street and the ones with scars of torture repeat But the ones with scars of torture repeat and the homeless out there on the street Won't allow it Momma I'm pressed for time I know you wanted me to be a princess But the greed the jealously the cruelty the deceit But the deceit the cruelty the jealousy the greed Has thrust the sword into my hand. Your daughter was born to be a warrior.
About the Author:
“When you feel you cannot move ahead anymore push yourself just one step further.”
A bibliophile with a natural eagerness to learn new things, Adrija enjoys writing, music, dancing, acting, event management, Communications, and Public Relations. An international award-winning recently published poet, she has established herself in the national and international Model United Nations (MUN) circle. Being an empathetic soul, Adrija loves to take care of stray animals and devotes much of her time to social services. She has worked with several magazines and youth organizations across the globe and is an ardent and committed activist in the field of advocacy against Period Poverty and Education Inequity.
Instagram(s): @adrija_jana2004 ; @visionsinsideoutofficial
This piece is part of Issue Two: CHRONOS. Read more like it here.