they laugh at my use of the word 'feminism'
it makes me different, makes me unique.
a woman asking for a voice is like a child asking for a gun.
they cringe at my use of the word 'feminism'
it means i am angry, means i must be gay.
a woman demanding respect is like a beggar asking for more than you're comfortable giving.
i want to feel safe,
i want to be acknowledged,
i want to be valued,
to be seen as a whole person,
not an object of ****** desire-
a mother,
a wife.
i want to go a day without my validity being questioned,
but i am just a girl,
and that's not how things work.
It's not how things work YET. We will get there someday. But for now, this melodramatic, justice hungry poem goes out to all the men and women who aren't afraid to call themselves feminists.