FLINTA* Voices: Last Night, I Heard a Woman Say by Anaïs Dahl
FLINTA* Voices create space to speak without restriction, without dilution, and without apology. We opened our platform to FLINTA* writers and creators who confront and redefine gendered realities, who understand empowerment not as a trend, but as necessity, and who expose patriarchy not as abstraction, but as lived experience.
Last Night, I Heard a Woman Say
Last night, I heard a woman say
“He raped me from behind and stayed”
Last night, I heard a woman say
“Hush child, bombs not far away”
Last night, I heard a woman say
“And he got paid way more next day”
Last night, I heard a woman say
“I’m worthless, I deserve it, I should pay”
Last night, I heard a woman say
“I need to bear a child, why am I gay”
I dream I’ll hear a girl one day
“Mum, what does this poem say?”
About the Author
Anaïs Dahl is a German-French writer and actor. She wrote her first musical when she was twelve years old, won a public speaking competition at the age of 18, and then studied Literature before going to drama school in London. During her time as an actress, she wrote and produced an own short film, an own Cabaret Show and is now in the process of publishing her first book. By submitting this poem, she wants to support the continuous fight for female rights and freedom over the world and wishes a Happy International Women’s Day!
