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Vagina (poem)

by Beija Flo

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'Vagina' - a poem written and performed by Beija Flo.

In 2018, I was rather aggressively kicked out of a festival for talking about MRKH syndrome on stage, as I do at all my shows. This was a first for me as I’m used to shouting at people who have their heads screwed on and agree with what I say. The reason for this is because I was told what I was talking about was not ‘family friendly’. I was told that this was because I had specifically used the word ‘cervix’. A word, apparently deemed unsuitable for children to hear. After having a cry and getting really angry, I found this quite funny. If I’d said the word ‘willy’, I wonder if I would have had the same reaction.

What I have concluded from this experience is that there are many closed minded people around, unfortunately in this instance, they were all men and it seems to me that there is a huge disparity between the way we talk about men’s bits and the way we talk about women’s bits.

This poem is my response.

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Who's idea
Was
it
To protect
Mini people
Future people
From talking
about
Their own bodies?

Who decided
It was one rule
For you
A man
And another
For me
A woman

Who gave the men
An appropriate word
For their penis?
WILLY
WILLY
Anyone can say
WILLY

But you ask any girl
Any lady
Any woman
What the appropriate word
For their vagina is

And
They
Will
Reply
'My mum always called it this'

Penny
Noonie
Mini
Fanny

But my darling girl,
when you are older
When you are fully grown,
or
so
men
will
think
you
are
School girls
are sexy
REMEMBER?

My darling girl,
When you are older
when you are fully grown,
They will call it
Twat
They will call it
Cunt
The cum dump
They will call it
Snatch

Now what impression
Do YOU think
that gives
young girls?

Now what impression
Do YOU think
that gives
young boys?

These names
We deem suitable
and unsuitable
for the female genitalia?
These names
We give them anyway?

That men
And
Their
Bodies
Are so
Important
They get to SHOUT
About
It
And draw
It
All
Over
My
Old
School's
Science
Tables

I wouldn’t mind
if I was allowed
to Join
and shout
about my body too

But why
is it that
the word
VAGINA
upsets people?

‘It’s not family friendly’

Oh is it not?
Do you not know
where families come from then?
Did your Da spend 34 hours
in labour?
Did your Ma hold his hand?

The only
reason
why
the word
VAGINA
is inappropriate
around children
is because
it means

‘Sleeve
Of
A
Sword’

I’m sure
from that
you can imagine
What Penis means

Now what impression
Do YOU think
that gives
young girls?

Now what impression
Do YOU think
that gives
young boys?

Ladies, you are for them
Men, take your pick
Which sheath do you choose
to keep around your dick?

Willy is innocent
Vagina is not
Or maybe,
just maybe
we need a different outlook
we need a new word

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released July 25, 2021

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Beija Flo Liverpool, UK

Beija Flo crafts her own universe by pulling together elements of activism with performance art. Impossible to pin down, her sound is one that encompasses everything from open hearted balladry to acerbic punk. Tackling everything from love and relationships through to mental and sexual health, she is truly an artist for our times, juxtaposing her darkest moments against those of enduring hope. ... more

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