Woman Poem Subject

Women yearn for their voices to speak loud enough for the entire world to hear. Women crave for their voices to travel the nations in a society where they are expected to turn the volume all the way down. The world expects females to stay quiet and ignore the pain brought onto them from sexual crime. They do not dare stand up for what they believe in or discuss their experiences that bring them pain. Poets such as Ana Castillo and Lawrence Ferlinghetti describe parts of life that society often ignores. E. E. Cummings supports the ideas of Castillo and Ferlinghetti by appropriating a more disturbing mindset. These poets demonstrate the way in which women obtained a supposable way to behave and react to situations that have caused them harm
Often, when a man objectifies a woman, he takes away her human qualities. He dehumanizes her. Once a woman does not have her natural human abilities, it becomes easier for predators to harm and attack women. Predators tend to have harmful intentions, whether it be to kill, rape, molest, etc. the intentions cause pain. As a man continues to belittle and strip a woman of her humanity, the attacks become easier. Castillo uses “Women Don’t Riot” to take a stand against the idea of staying silent when it comes to the harm the predators bring onto women by saying, “She’ll die like an ant beneath a passing heel. / Today it was her. Next time who.” (Castillo 56-57), relating the idea that when women are objectified, it should not be ignored because when they stay silent, the act of being dehumanized puts them in more danger. Castillo recognizes the reality of the women that die and the women that did not fight back and the women that stayed silent. She demands a change in the heart of women in order to allow them to stand together and realize that the absurd ideas to remain silent so that more women or young girls do not continue to die. Women that fight these battles risk other women’s lives by staying silent because if they rose above and ignored society, predators might be stopped more easily. Regardless of a presumption, women should be courageous and go against societal views and
Commonly, when a woman experiences sexual harm, the emotions that come along tend to be messy. Ordinarily, the insecurity and hurt causes them to feel dirty, ashamed, unworthy, etc.; thus, leading to society viewing and treating them as an outcast. Ferlinghetti uses “The World is a Beautiful Place” to exemplify the reality of our ugly world. People naturally convince themselves that horrific and disgusting events occur, allowing themselves to live their lives in a way that tends to sound more appealing. The life of updating awareness becomes overwhelming; therefore, society ignores these types of situations. He first states “even in heaven / they don’t sing / all the time” (Ferlinghetti 9-11), emphasizing the idea that even after the earthly life, the pain remains. Later, he illuminates the emotions with, “Oh the world is a beautiful place / … / if you don’t mind / a few dead minds” (20-23), allowing the reader to imagine a depressed and broken soul. In an instance of any type of sex crime, women tend to sink into a depression due to the pressure of ignoring the emotions they experience. Moreover, society continues to shun women who unravel emotionally and these women experience more pain. The world forces them to live behind a facade of a mentally healthy and stable woman who effortlessly tends to her stereotypical life of staying well put together