I would wish to be married to God, <br />‘Cause in God’s kingdom I will have no woman’s title <br />And will owe Adam no subservient status, <br />I would, in fact be Jesus’ Mother, who is revered in heaven and earth, <br /> <br />My children would be precious things in heaven and earth, <br />I would be called Mother instead of ‘that woman, ’ <br />Yes, I will be that woman with no connotations of subservience, <br />Not that woman who can be anything, called girlfriend, concubine, mistress, whore….., <br />All those names that put a woman in the degradation kraal, <br />All those names that imply women deserve less of what is there and what they can get, <br />All those names that mean women are cursed and deserve less respect, <br />All those names that mean women hurt less but easily, <br />All those names that mean women have less status in society than men, <br />All those names that mean women live in the sanctity of the home, <br /> While men venture out into the perilous jungle, <br />All those names that belittle God’s creation! <br /> <br />If I were a woman, <br />I would wish to be married to God, <br />‘Cause in God’s kingdom, I will be loved for what I can give, create and do, <br />Not for what hurt I can endure, <br />Not for my femininity, <br />My looks, tender skin and vagina, <br />Not for what kraal is made for me, <br />That I can do one thing not two or anything beyond the so-called femininity, <br />If I were a woman, I would wish to be married to God, <br />‘Cause in God’s kingdom I will be loved for what I can give, create and do, <br /> <br /> <br />N Nkuna,7 February 2013<br /><br />Niki Nicholas Nkuna<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-were-a-woman/
