In this poem I look at the world of superheroes and I ask why there so few female icons in the world of cartoon and comic book creations. The answer is as we all know, because men or should I say boys controlled and to a large extent still control the narrative of these genres and they conform to the view that boys are active and girls are passive. This of course is nonsense and it is in protest at these gender based stereotypes I have given it the title Wonder Woman Lives I hope you enjoy the read.
Wonder Woman Lives
Batman and Superman
get all the glory
as boys narrate the story
of heroic all action figures
nobody sniggers
when those tough crime fighters
make headlines
arresting jokers and riddlers
putting criminals in their place
yet nobody spares a thought
for feisty freedom fighters
but believe me I know
Wonder Woman Lives
just like Josie and the Pussycats
© Gayle Smith 2019
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