Apr 2018
you have the
nerve
to say that women are
squeamish
when we see blood
month after month
you say we are too emotional
to hold office,
too fragile
to be independent,
too unpredictable,
to be on our own
but you forget
we are bulletproof.
you forget
we have stamina
and fire inside of us
because we are fighting
twice as hard
to be recognized
as the amazing,
successful people we are.
we are fighting
to be seen
as more
than our appearance,
to be valuable
because of our brains
instead of our *****.
we are bulletproof.
nerve
to say that women are
squeamish
when we see blood
month after month
you say we are too emotional
to hold office,
too fragile
to be independent,
too unpredictable,
to be on our own
but you forget
we are bulletproof.
you forget
we have stamina
and fire inside of us
because we are fighting
twice as hard
to be recognized
as the amazing,
successful people we are.
we are fighting
to be seen
as more
than our appearance,
to be valuable
because of our brains
instead of our *****.
we are bulletproof.
I've been ogled too many times, and skipped because I am seen as less worthy to my male peers, and I'm angry and tired and I have to fight twice as hard when I am more qualified and ready to do a good job.
