百花圃 / 2023 Creative Writing Award

SENIOR TWO, FIRST PLACE / Poem

Female Empire

Chen En Qi (S2 Paris) 2019518

20th century has expired, 

Welcome to the female empire. 

We set foot barefoot on this glorious country, 

It is full of feminine power and symphony chantry. 

We are no longer who serve the men, 

We are no longer reproductive tools women. 

We can be braves, warriors, queens, ourselves, 

Kneel down, we are no longer entangled in feudalism. 

A pack of ferocious wolves, 

Fight with arms which wear gloves. 

Gladiolus, cistus, snapdragon, allium, daffodil, white carnations, mimosa, 

Don’t mess with us, these flowers will bloom next to your corpse like medusa. 

You can call us feminists, 

Or full of rose thorns satirist. 

If you ain’t tough enough, 

Never try to pick fights with a girl gang. ■