Nikki Giovanni Woman
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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Nikki Giovanni
Woman
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She wanted to be a blade of grass amid the feilds
She is wanting to grow, become more than she is.
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But he wouldn't agree to be the dandelion
By not agreeing to be the dandelion, he did not allow her to grow or support her.
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She wanted to be a robin singing through the leaves
The image of the robin means she wants to be free, and singing means she wants to be happy.
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but he refused to be her tree
She wanted him to be who she falls back on, but he didn't want to her to be free, he would not be there for her.
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and looking for a place to rest
turned to him
She becomes trapped and submissive like he wants her to be.
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but he stood straight
declining to be her corner
Even though he traps her, he still refuses to be her place to rest.
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She tried to be a book
She tries to allow him to be a part of her life by letting him know everything about her.
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but he wouldn't read
He refuses to read the book, meaning he does not want to be apart of her life.
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she turned herself into a bulb
By turning herself into a bulb she becomes a smaller person, mentally,
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but he wouldn't let her grow
The woman tries to make him understand what kind of effect his actions have made on her, but he refuses to see things from her point of view.
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she decided to become a woman
In the end, she decides to become a woman, and not try to imitate all of the other things that she could not become. She finally realized that she can only be herself.
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and though he still refused to be a man
Although she becomes a woman, he still refuses to become a man.He stays the same way that he always has been. He still refuses to support her and to let her be happy.
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she decided it was all right.
She decides to go on with her life without him, or accepts him for the way he is.
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Nikki Giovanni
- Born in 1943
- Mother was a social worker
- Father was a probation officer
- Political
- Into black power
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