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. 

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