Monday, February 18, 2013

An Ode: The Economic Activist



I am not your wife, your girlfriend nor your mistress
And neither do I aspire to be any of the three;
Therefore, when I am in the boardroom with you
Do not seek validation for your manhood mimicked in false assertions
Do not expect me to stroke your ego in an effort to promote your counterfeit self
Only envisage a woman who is here to fulfill her God-given purpose

I am not your wife, your girlfriend nor your mistress
And neither do I yearn to replace any of the three;
Thus, when I contribute my knowledge
Do not treat me like an imposter, to minimize and patronize
Do not regard me as the an enemy of the state, to destroy and to conquer
Only look at an ethical woman who values self-respect

I am not your wife, your girlfriend nor your mistress
And neither do I bring judgment to any of these roles
Hence, do not confine me to those compartments you have created in your male consciousness
But, be open-minded;
Be like the learning-organization you purport to espouse
Only live to serve; not to be served

I am Daughter, a Sister and a Mother-to-be
I am protected, cherished, and fearfully respected
I am not minimized so that the opposite sex is elevated
My voice is not ignored so that the male voices are the only monotonous sound in the room
I serve, I nurture, I love
My persistence is to engender an economic freedom that my gender is yet to fully actualize

Copyright @ February 18, 2013.  BlogSpot by Tambu Ndoro, Strategy & Innovation Specialist at UN Commission Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Hanga Consulting (PVT) Ltd, ©2011.  www.hangaconsulting.com.  Tambu is also a member of Research and Development Committee of SME Association of Zimbabwe ©2011

4 comments:

  1. Beautiful and succinct writing. You have a poetic and gentle soul even as you write hard gritty stuff mostly found in board rooms and offices. You have found a ay to harness your creativity throughyour proffessional endeavours and that is pretty rare and very cool! Keep riting. You have it!!!!

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    1. Thank you Barbs for your kind words! It means a lot coming from a world renowned Author such as yourself! P.S. Thank you for being an Editor for this piece!

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  2. Beautiful post...very well written! well done cuz!!

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