these hips are big hips.
they need space to
move around in.
they don't fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.
they don't like to be held back.
these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.
these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips.
i have known them
to put a spell on a man and
spin him like a top
"Poetry is man's rebellion against what he is." In this poem a woman is talking about the size of her hips. They are large hips, and although society tries to shame those that have larger bodies, Lucille Clifton decided to rebell write an homage to her hips to honor them. Although her hips are larger, she has never tried to hide them or cover them up. They are "free hips" and they are able to do what they want. Lucille is not ashamed of her body, and this poem was a great example of rebelling against what she is, but in a good way.
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