Shelved

The silence slothfully smothers any hesitancies Gone is the opportunity to right the many discrepancies. Stereotyped in a single, cursory glance, The human being is a she and denied the chance To truly make something of herself. The E.R.A. is stowed away and placed on a shelf Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is slaughtered. The woman's purpose in life is morbidly altered To be submissive, unequal to the man Treated inferior across a span Of jobs, obedience, and roles to portray Lady Mary Chudleigh speaks with weighty sway, "Value yourself, and men despise. You must be proud of you'll be wise." The bittersweet inequality is tentatively laid to rest The woman must prove herself- test after test.