Primeval Me!

Me, primeval, evil me,

I tossed my veils,

Upon the sea,

Cast them aside,

Have I, I cried,

The problem is this,

No longer can I hide,

I lost them,

Can’t you see,

So I could find,

Myself in me,

And maybe you,

Could find me too,

Find in me,

What you can’t see,

A person beyond,

My gender,

Gender is only a thing,

We are all of one kind,

Human.

**** I wrote this poem a some time ago when I lived in Saudi Arabia near the Persian Gulf. Woman are viewed differently, to say the least, for there are many long held cultural viewpoints within Saudi Arabia as a culture, as there are as many viewpoints within all other culturally bound countries, and that includes America.

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Your poem is an excellent reflection of and commentary on the situation of women in Saudi Arabia.

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Wonderful post Karen . I enjoyed the vibes while reading it . I lov’d the way u expressed it with transparency & lucidness. Great thoughts !

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K. D. Dowdall on September 17, 2016 at 3:25 pm said:

Fatma, Thank you so much for liking my poetry. I too, especially like this one that you mentioned, Primeval Me! K. D. Dowdall

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I really liked your poem! I find it by researching my photos 🙂 I am a girl from the photo 🙂

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K. D. Dowdall on March 1, 2017 at 1:52 am said:

Sanja, I am so happy that you like my poem. I wrote it to express how so many women are not seen for who they are, not valued as they should be.

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K. D. Dowdall on March 1, 2017 at 1:56 am said:

Sanja, should I take you literally? Are you the girl in the photo or do you just feel that way? Karen 🙂

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Karen DeMers Dowdall

Primeval Me!

Me, primeval, evil me,

I tossed my veils,

Upon the sea,

Cast them aside,

Have I, I cried,

The problem is this,

No longer can I hide,

I lost them,

Can’t you see,

So I could find,

Myself in me,

And maybe you,

Could find me too,

Find in me,

What you can’t see,

A person beyond,

My gender,

Gender is only a thing,

We are all of one kind,

Human.

6 thoughts on “Primeval Me!”

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Me, primeval, evil me,

I tossed my veils,

Upon the sea,

Cast them aside,

Have I, I cried,

The problem is this,

No longer can I hide,

I lost them,

Can’t you see,

So I could find,

Myself in me,

And maybe you,

Could find me too,

Find in me,

What you can’t see,

A person beyond,

My gender,

Gender is only a thing,

We are all of one kind,

Human.

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