I Was My Own Route |Julia de Burgos | Poem | Grade 12

I was my own Route is a poem written by Julia de Burgos. de Burgos' poems deal with themes of women's liberation and social justice. In this poem the poet depicts how the women are burdened with the patriarchal ideologies from the past. Therefore, de Burgos urges the women to detach themselves from the past so as to locate their identity within.