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Feb 2019
As a woman
I have been told
I am so much prettier when I smile
Even if the pain behind that sparkle
In my eye has been there for awhile
As a woman
I have had my body
Stolen from me
Made to feel like a toy
To please some shallow boy
As a woman
I have had my mind
Stolen from me
Made to feel inadequate
If I don't fit the norms society dipictsΒ 
As a woman
I feel trapped
In a world run by misogynistic men
One step forward, three steps back
Your job is to serve
Anything else we condemn
As a woman
I have had to listen
To men make decisions
On our behalf
As they sit up high on their horses
Satisfied and accomplished, they laugh
As a woman
I have seen equality snatched
From our hands
Time and time again
As a woman
I am made to feel equal
When that is not the case
We may have won the vote
But we are losing the race
As a woman
I will not give up this fight
Even if sometimes it feels hopeless
And I am filled with trite
As a woman,
I am proud to call myself a feminist
Even if some roll their eyes
Their teeth they ignorantly kiss
As a woman
I will make my voice heard
I am calling on you today
Every man, woman, boy and girl
As a woman
I will march until my feet tire
Until all women on this Earth
Have the opportunity
To do whatever they desire
As a woman
I stand together
With others just like me
Fighting for the day
We can all be free
JP
Written by
JP  30/F/Toronto
(30/F/Toronto)   
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