Female Voices

My voice

Sounds female

My mind

Is of the humankind

Female voices

Misogyny denied

Tried to hush

Built a barricade

Female voices

Rise

Unapologetic

For this disruption

My voice is not alone

It has been raised by the past

Connected to the present

Spoken for the future

Imagining a peaceful world

Women’s voices are heard

~ Camille Delaquise

This poem appears in RISE, Camille’s 2nd poetry collection. This poem Female Voices speaks to feminist continuity — the understanding that each voice carries the strength of those who came before it. It honours intergenerational resistance and collective memory.

This poem is available as a contemporary poetry print on textured recycled card.