I DONT UNDERSTAND POEM HELP PLOX?

Question

"There are no new ideas still waiting in the wings to save us as women, as human. There are only old and forgotten ones, new combinations, extrapolations and recognitions from within ourselves -- along with the renewed courage to try them out."
-Audre Lorde

Answer 1

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Firstly, that isn't a poem. It's a quote from her essay 'Poetry is Not a Luxury'.

Secondly, what it means is that liberty for women is not about finding some mythical secret to throw off the chains of patriarchal oppression but rather it is about personal change and development. It comes from the idea that gender inequality is as much the fault of women as it is of men. The centuries of female submission has created a habitual power structure, not a natural one as was previously suspected, which Lorde criticises when she says "Your silence will not protect you". In both quotes Lorde champions the power of the individual to make positive change through positive action.

Answer 2

alright buddy, what potm is trying to say is taht women are like boats... just shut the **** up and sail them.