'feminism'
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She heard a fly buzz.
Surrounded by anticipating eyes.
But she’d been fed lies
To glamorize
It all just because.
Bureaucratic liars hand out commands
Empty-headed sheep obey
Free-thinkers get shot by men in blue
Ignorance is bliss. I was ignorant about myself. I hadn't realized how much I’d grown. I hadn't realized how much boys were staring. Until one of them asked for pictures. Asked if I took clothes off. I liked him and I thought he liked me.
"Talent is a pursued interest, anything that you're willing to practice you can do."
And I'm told this, it is implied.
I have a strong mother who never questioned my ambition as a manifestation of talent.
Take the compliment—
Creepy stares at night,
Men in alleyways,
Creepy men in broad daylight,
Take their compliment.
To whom it may concern
I think that any
Bigotry,
Ignorance,
Or prejudice
You harbor deep inside should burn.
She's like an angel
kindred and kind
She's like a princess
fancy and fair
She's like a professional
punctual and precise
She is a successful business woman!
Okay,
I'll admit it,
maybe I could try on a skirt or two,
but is it so bad if I want to feel comfortable.
I don't wear clothes to amuse you,
I don't aim for perfection or style,
I aim for comfort.
The moment I grew up
Was the moment I learned
I was a product.
I didn't decide
The men staring never sat me down
And gave me "The Talk."
No, not with words
Still as the un-awakened beat,
Until the soft stirring of the symphony takes hold,
A soul no longer held captive,
But is free.
Trying to hold back the memories,
But is letting the hidden emotion flow,
I'm sorry
Our culture has forced you to fit the narrow path of
Masculinity.
Forced to morph yourself to fit the standards
Only seeing black and white
And anything remotely gray is too feminine
I'm sorry
Our culture has created an uncomfortable burden for you to tackle.
Born in a world where people automatically think less of youbecause of your
biology
September 3rd
Maybe I'd always been broken inside.
Perhaps the image I projected of myself was nothing but a wisp in the wind
An outspoken thought driven by false assumptions of myself.
She chose to remain quiet, everyone thought she was rude
She chose to spoke but they ignored her
She chose to help, they weren’t grateful
She chose not to, they called her selfish
I was twelve when I realized that nobody would love me more than me
School, the place where I went to get learn, was where I learned to despise myself.
you said i
couldn’t do it
but all you did
was remind me
that my power
was from within
and my flames
burned from embers
buried deep within
the soul i have
nurtured and built
When's the last time you reached under a girls shirt? Not for her breast but for the heart underneath her chest That beats, to fuel the emotions that long to expressher qualities and emotions outside the appeal of sex When's the last time you saw
This world was built by a rash assumption,
One that disregards women’s basic rights.
It is promotion of mass consumption;
It is the spilt blood by too many fights.
I want to ride on the back of bees
I truly wish you would recognize me
I claw into myself
I clean it up
I get thrown in the trash
for the garbage pickup
I display raw strength
Fellowman,
The humans who share this space.
All with a different race.
A different shade,
And unequally paid.
We all struggle,
Why must we be condemned by traditional conservatism?
A woman’s efforts to obtain the equality and respect
similar to a males status seems that of unfamiliarity.
I have a confession...
and I must say,
that I am in love.
with a movement
and a little mood hits.
well, not little, but big
I’m angry. I’m angry at the world right now. Where is my place in the world? Who am I? As a woman, what walls are going to be put up around me that I am going to have to bulldoze down? I’m afraid. I’m afraid of the world right now.
I take a knee
In solidarity
With my oppressed brothers and sisters
For I am not free
Dear attacker,
It has been so long since I’ve seen your face
yet I feel I will never forget it
brown eyes
pale skin
white teeth
the most charming smile
"Oh my gosh you’re sooo sassy” should be tattooed on my foreheadIf I had a dime For every time I spoke my mindWith confidence
Aniyah Jones
The Imagine of We Women
Dear Society,
The imagine you have self created for women
Is not the imagine that we women have created for ourselves
Dear Feminism,
I've heard about you before.
About how you've helped so many helpless Women
in the West.
Let them vote, let them work, let them speak.
And how you're helping so many helpless Women
You see meBarely five feet tallDark frizz sticks on my headA bridge connects my browsFuzz covers my breastsHairs line the rolls of my stomach
Sickly sweet sweat stains my face,
As Specters’ kisses dress my lips,
With ghostly fingers my shape they trace,
Caressing my cheek, my breasts, my hips.
I click down the hallway
Truly a goddess divine
Too good for their world,
I watch as their eyes number my sins.
They prophesy: I am damned forever
Snow White
Is beginning to notice
That when she dares
Take a bite
Out of the poison painted
Hearts of those who
Make themselves her monsters
Cinderella
Will be there
