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Belittlement


In a world where

Women

Fight

Patriarchy

Misogyny

Sexism

There’s a new breed of witlessness

A group

Of

Disconnected girls

Whose loose tongues

Spew

Venom

Of ignorance

And

Self-hate

And

Cling

To

Negative connotations

That

Validate them

A foolish

Rite of passage

To be

Labeled

To be

Defined

To be

Stamped

To be

Nailed down

By

Degrading labels

Bitch

Ho

Slut

Tramp

Whore

Trick

Terms of

Endearment

For

The

Emotionally

Inflicted…

 
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ilyahsah

I am a freshman in college working towards majoring in premed. Writing has always been a pastime of mine. I love poetry and am glad I was able to find a platform such as this to let out all of my inhibitions.

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