When the Patriarchy Crumbles
Ruth
Frieda
Sojourner
Harriet
Jane
Gloria
Susan
Simone
Sally
Rosie
Octavia
Maya
Margaret
Jane
Isadora
Emmeline
Elizabeth
Audre
Amelia
Ada
Every day I say these names
The names
Of strong WOMEN
Not of strong men
Because the men's stories become the same over time.
But not the stories of WOMEN
I tell myself I too, can be a Sojourner Truth if I stand up for what is right.
When the Patriarchy Crumbles
I'll be there
Ada Lovelace
Intelligent and beautiful
What all girls are
Serena Williams is the light for a path I must crawl through if I plan to change the world
Because WOMEN are my sisterhood
All WOMEN
Your feminism must include all WOMEN if it's true feminism
It cannot be argued
WOMEN
Of every kind
Every race
Every mind
I thank them
I am
White
I am
a WOMAN
I am
a Lesbian
I am
a Witch
I am
ME
and all WOMEN must be themselves
When the Patriarchy Crumbles
I'll be there.
I cry
I shout
You sit
You die
All surrounded by nature
Returning to what is right
Returning to my life
If I do not speak up for what is right I am but an emotionless ship that others can control
I will not be controlled
Amelia Earheart
Timoclea
So many great names of WOMEN
WOMEN
everywhere
Timoclea
Not a victim
In fact
She murdered her abuser
In 4 B.C.
I aspire to live up to these names, let me make them proud, let me be who I truly am.
If I do not I am merely a doll.
I aim to stomp my foot and say NO. And when I say NO (for good reason) I shall make it STOP.
So that one day, a young girl (like me) will say my name when she thinks of who pioneered feminism in the West.
When the Patriarchy Crumbles
I'll be there.
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