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Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/entry_id/922528-New-Zealand-watching-the-haka
by Rhyssa Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ · Book · Contest Entry · #1912256
a descent into poetry insanity
#922528 added October 21, 2017 at 11:07pm
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New Zealand: watching the haka
I know them,
these men who shout their defiance
to the world—beating their chests,
stomping their feet,
rolling their eyes.
I know them,
their faces carved with history.

a woman does not dance the war haka.
our breath holds a different power,
our voices are too shrill,
and when we fight,
there is no room to pose,
puffing out our chests
and sticking out our tongues
that the enemy is beaten
before they begin combat.

I know them.
the pride of their families.
the strength of their nation.
the warriors.

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