Homage To My Hips
these hips are big hips
they need space to
move around in.
they don’t fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.
they don’t like to be held back.
these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.
these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips.
i have known them
to put a spell on a man and
spin him like a top!
-Lucille Clifton
These Hips
by Carmen H Gray
I have been called Betty Boop
While moving like a hula hoop
Told I walked with a sashay
And then asked to downplay
My child-bearing width
Lest I disturb anyone with their breadth and depth
Yet another time
These hips have been sublime
As a symbol of creation
And nimble with elation
These hips spread wide
Cradled life inside
Honor them, love them
Crown them with a diadem
These hips have power
In their finest hour
Monarca Rising 
One response to “These Hips”
Love this one. Made me giggle.
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