invited by Paula Stevens-Hoare
Iconic fiery orange hair blazed like a beacon of hope
with a message of salvation to the teenage me.
Her no-nonsense persona and take-no-shit lyrics
demonstrated an independent alternative to the
humdrum female role models that were a hangover
from an unenlightened age, where women stayed
at home and put dinner on the table in time for their
husbands’ return from the pub.
Toyah Willcox
I’m genius, I’m smart, I’m impeccable. I’m a warrior,
I’m immaculate, I’m imperial. I’m unique, I’m inscrutable,
I’m gonna break free. You steal my pennies, you steal my thoughts.
I’m gonna break free!
Willcox/Bogen ‘Run Wild, Run Free’
South London Women Artists I’m Inside, Ring The Bell
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