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I am Woman, I am Rabbit

A woman is a rabbit She lives with notions determined by her sex Thus constrained to her Father’s or husband’s will Hunted by the predator who hungers for her flesh Hunts in the dark of the concrete woodland She is forced to be silent and suffer lack of wit Forsooth her body is a puppet by the Male hand! She forced to wed and breed She faces a society that would kill her And condemn her for her free mind Tongues of blinded minds order her to undress or cover up She must walk like that of prey With a keen eye over her shoulder She must console herself to the ideas and thoughts That one day or one night she may be killed, murdered She must play the dumb beauty, the cow on market, the bitch on heat She isn’t powerful, or strong, or noble She is a Rabbit…. A Rabbit is a Woman A creature of God made out to be cute and small Butchered, abandoned if illness takes hold, or stomachs are gluttonous Hunted by great beasts for Frith gave them their gift to slay! Tortured by experiment, at the will of a child they are rejected Forlorn by notions of uneducated fools They hide and huddled for man is their greatest enemy This mammal is that of prey With a keen ear scanning the hills Bright eyes foresee the predator that lurks They must be silent, they must be sweet, they must breed, or food to feed They are forced to die! Forced to live! Abused, beaten, slaughtered, they know in any moment they could be killed They must hide their instincts, in filthy bed holes of hutches They are forced to succumb to disease, hardly nursed They must be petite, they mustn’t chew, they mustn’t piss They aren’t intelligent, or strong, or noble They are Woman… A Rabbit is a Woman, A Woman is a Rabbit Both hunted, beaten, abused… Both by society and mankind used Both are powerful, intelligent, strong and noble I am Woman, I am Rabbit
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Published
Dec 4, 2016
Lines·Words
45·344
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#abuse#society#animal#feminism#rape#feminist#womanhood#rabbit#prey#watershipdown
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