The poem Vagina Dialogue: A Date with Eve Ensler was first published by ‘Sea Breeze: Journal of Contemporary Liberian Writing‘ in 2006. Sea Breeze which is edited by Stephanie Horton was one of the first online literary journals on the continent. The journal has a 7 year archive of must read radical and feminist writings by Liberians – Enjoy!
Korto Williams Vagina Dialogue: A Date with Eve EnslerMy vagina became political last nightAnd does not want a monologue It does not want to know its scent or color It has known this for many years There is no search for a clitoris It is there and needs no friendly hands to find it It wants to dialogue with Eve Open an intellectual discourse And challenge her feminist presumption Of a global sisterhood that does not exist It does not want to know about texture and depth It has known this for many years It wants to discuss the concept of community and individualism And the impact it has on our bodies It wants to talk about geographic regions in her monologue And get on a blue mat to talk about female circumcision And the right to abortion It wants to dialogue A monologue will make some laugh, others shocked Of course, some wet and others hard But a dialogue will bring to light our historical antecedents It will tell why childbirth remains a secret and sacred discussion Despite the role of the vagina in it A dialogue will dismiss the search for the clitoris, especially When we have to find our rights within society To marry, especially if it is another vagina A dialogue will bring light to the issue of why Michael Jackson Cannot be replicated against the ‘sexy secretary and the little girl in the lavender teddy’ Eve, my vagina is angry and needs to update the issues in your vagina, oops . . . monologueContinue reading at Sea BreezeCopyright © Korto Williams |
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