Literary Art by: Ma. Alyssa Therese S. Manalang
Katherine, Dorothy, and Mary: A Journey to the Stars
By: Alyanna Ysabelle A. Faustino
At milepost in the majestic pillars of space
Where the brightest minds sunder in dichotomy
Some perched on pedestals, not a hair out of place
Colored computers, merely specks off history.
In the vast, steep, legendary mount of prestige
Lie shadowed hate, prejudice, inferiority
Extraordinary in wit, respect umbrage
To the west they go, away from majority.
Katherine was more than a mathematician
But a limitless dreamer whose courage defied
Grace unmatched, wisdom pioneered—a true Starman
In the starry skies embracing the moon, she fled.
Changing what she could, enduring what she couldn’t
Dorothy was a steadfast leader beyond codes
Advocating fairness, a voice for those who can’t
Witness to a language that inspired in spades.
No choice, only to cascade as a trailblazer
A zealous engineer embarked on a hushed voyage
Mary envisioned this spectacle of wonder
Where opportunity transforms a blurry image.
A serene beauty lies in depths beyond, unknown
Inundate with the mysteries of looking up
In the race to space, a milestone right there to own
Women stood firm, intelligent, with heads held up.
The persistent injustice of color, sex, race
Blinded the world from remarkable hidden figures
Who blazed the trail, empowered, and took us to space
Aligning the stars toward the stunning future.
Heroes are Katherine, Dorothy, and Mary
A powerful story not about one, two, or three
For in poised insurgence falls the patriarchy
And from the barriers, the feminine is set free.