Coral reefs destroyed
cactus in the deep blue sea
Mariana dredged

Tepid water
between
my toes,
I know
life.

Why-
When we look at objects
Like cars
Do we call them
“She”

Why are women always the object of desire
And still the center of so much abuse?

Perhaps we are abused because we don’t run as smooth or as silently as a car.