Feminism

I am tenacious and lovely because who said I can not be both   

I wonder if there will ever be a time where we will not be suppressed and be able to speak whenever we want to  

I hear the roar of people who disagree with flappers flaunting what they have always been

I see women being accused of witchcraft and misandry for being independent

I want to be free of the shackles of society telling me that I can only marry and  bare children

I am tenacious and lovely because who said I can not be both 

 

I pretend to be a man to vote for rights I still have not  obtained

I feel a burn in my throat from shouting  due to being told to be silent

I touch the bruise that sits bare on my skin given to me by the very potent who        claimed they will take care of me 

I worry that they will shut down our cry for help telling us its meaningless and has no grounds

I cry because being called a girl is weak and demeaning but they fear us rising to the same level as them

I am tenacious and lovely because who said I can not be both 

 

I understand that we are not enslaved nevertheless we still are oppressed

I say we want to be as privileged as you but all you hear is we want to be better than you

I dream that one day little girls aren't told they can’t be tough and little boys aren’t told they cannot cry

I try to stand for the women that have been silenced by their husbands and fathers

I hope that one day you will respect me even though I am not a man

I am tenacious and lovely because who said i can not be both 

I am feminism