I Deserve That Power
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You ask me what I would change if given the chance
But it is not so simple to change what I ask
You see we must go back to the time we were in diapers
In order to get to the root of our problems.
You see we were raised by the beliefs
That I was too dainty
Too weak
Too precious
To do much of anything
Why would I play with trucks? “Honey that is your brother’s.”
“Go on run along to your dolls or whatever”
We were raised and brought up with these plastered on smiles
“We have the right to vote why else would we be mad?”
I’m mad that my sister can’t walk down the street
Without getting called out by the clothes that she wears
Or the shoes on her feet
I’m mad that her anatomy is too distracting for you
To respect her enough to hear what she has to say.
What pains me more than the vile spews of degrading words
Or the way you push me to the side like I am just a nuisance
A simple wall fly.
No
What pains me more is when I find the strength to not only carry on
But stand back up and fight for my cause
I am knocked down.
By my fellow woman telling me to be submissive
To let it go
To move along
Like nothing happened.
So when you ask me what I would change if given the chance
I would change the way we view each other
Because I am a woman and I deserve that power.