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A star by night
A flower by day
A crown on her head
But the world on her shoulders

A smile on her face
Scars on her wrist
Always in a race
And trying to find some light

Lover on her bed
But demons in her head
Sweet songs on her lips
But she is whispering under her breath

She smiles with everyone
But she cries all night
She trusts no-one  
Saying that everything's alright
 Sep 2016 Tafuta Atarashī
Corvus
She doesn't have to be your mother
For you to not call her a ***** for not doing what you want.
She doesn't have to be your sister
For you to not call her a ***** for having *** even once.
She doesn't have to be your daughter
For you to expect boys to respect her as a person.
"What if she was your mother/daughter/sister?"
Shouldn't be a valid question.
It shouldn't be a question that makes you stop and think,
"That's true, I need to treat women like I'd treat my female family members."
As though it's given you the epiphany
That even women you don't know are entitled to decency.
And if that question is what made you change your ways,
Get rid of the notion that women can only be treated to
The same amount of basic respect as men
If you can imagine your mother's/sister's/daughter's face staring back.
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