A Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers we love and appreciate you all!!! Dedication to all Mothers!!! A POEM BY DEMETRIA BANDA My birth canal is my blessing to the nation The passage of immortal existence The sacred vessel that carried Christ Dominion of people Yet I don't boost being superior Men racing to supremacy over me Words spoken to demean Actions performed to label women weak Commands made to challenge my womanhood Their courtesy is free to subjectivity Though harder it may be, forge on Still on I stand to be recognized  Being a woman means perseverance  Raising against oppression is part of DNA Achieving goals is womanly trait What tender and caring nature Being silent is respect and patience not defeat Patiently waited for women empowerment period My God's promised time to rise and shine Time to occupy the decorated jobs stamped for men Clock tower points my seat to apartment Birds singing melody to my skills 'Ngala ya Pakamwa' mountain calling for my uprisi