#heybaby
I think sometimes my nose is pulled so high into the air that I am a skyscraper
that my ears hear only Birds
that my skin feels only wind
but my ears
that is not what they hear
they hear
“hey baby”
**** girl...”
“What u doin all alone”
my skin-
feels their hands
feels their selfish - dominance
their greed, for my, body
so my nose, goes higher up.
while my heart, sinks further down
I cannot ignore their words,
or rather, I should not ignore their words for my own protection
because that makes me feisty
makes me unattractive
makes me stingy
to withhold myself from their, greedy, hands
so I must respond
or at least acknowledge
be confident
be ignorant
pretend you didn't know it was anything more than a compliment
flash them a smile
continue walking
and Oh...
don't forget to say
thank you.
Apr 15, 2018
Apr 15, 2018 at 10:59 PM UTC