these women dance
in the dusty streets
singing their songs of sadness, anger
and forgiveness
these women dance
defiantly
they refuse to be silent anymore
no more rapes
no more mutilations
no more murder
no more war
these women dance
as tears roll down their faces
no more children with guns and machetes
taught to kill their neighbors and friends
taught to kill their own families
these women dance
as they shake their fists
at the warlords
at the soldiers
these women dance
even though some are killed
others take up this dance of peace
they are mothers
and daughters
and sisters
these women dance
by: Kevin Routh
Twitter: @kevinrouth
dedicated to Leymah Gbowee ( https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2011/gbowee/biographical/ )
