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 Feb 2015 vxcancy
sarah bell
i was told i could be anything,
so i chose to be a feminist
because
when i suggested my father help with the laundry,
my mother told me i was crazy.
because
meghan tranior's "all about that bass"
is telling bigger girls to be comfortable in their own skin
because skinny girls already do, right?
because
i'd like to make as much as my male coworkers.
because
i was laughed at for wanting to be a doctor instead of a housewife.
because
people look at me strange when i say i don't want kids.
because
when i gave a speech about feminism in my english class,
i was called a man-hater.
because
"my shoulders distract the boy's education".
because
my mom shouldn't have to worry
about what goes in my drink at concerts.

i will be a feminist until
i can tell my boyfriend
"no babe, i'd rather watch the movie"
and i am not told
"you're depriving him of his needs".
until
my body is my body.
until
i no longer have to carry pepper spray on a keychain.
until
women in foreign countries can vote and drive.
until
woman means human.
until
we understand **** culture
and feminism isn't just about women,
it's about humans.
 Feb 2015 vxcancy
sarah bell
for the girls
that will never know the difference
between affection and aggression
for the kids forced to bring
broken arms and black eyes
to show and tell
each bruise a reminder
never to make him mad again
he told you he was nothing
like your father
so you let him leave you bruises
to know what it felt like when he was gone,
tell me what it feels like when he's gone.
they will tell you
boys will be boys,
but that is no excuse
for telling you
that you asked for it
i love you,
i beat you,
I'm sorry,
there is no excuse,
don't ever accept that
boys will be boys.
darling,
aggression and affection
are not synonyms
they exist in opposite universes
and i will scream
until my voice in nonexistent
for my eight year old cousin to understand
when he hits you on the playground
it does not mean he likes you
never make the mistake of
thinking he loves you when he leaves you scars
when you see the flames
burning in his eyes
and fear starts in yours
don't you ever
confuse it with love
women will continue
to believe they asked for it
will continue to believe
they wanted it
until we convince them
your clothes do not say
**** me
your alcohol content does not say
**** me
only you have to power to say yes or no
only you have the power to tell yourself
the only cause of **** is rapists
 Dec 2014 vxcancy
Eli Smith
Release
 Dec 2014 vxcancy
Eli Smith
The beast inside,
Eating me alive.
Searching,
Burning,
Consuming my soul.
Begging for release
But, like a declawed cat
Unable to get free.
It planted a seed in the pits of my mind.
A request for help: for freedom.
But as the blood ran down my arms
And I put down the blade,
It decided the taste of my life was worth staying inside.
 Dec 2014 vxcancy
SB-JC
Shut up
 Dec 2014 vxcancy
SB-JC
Materialistic egotistical narcissistic *****.
All you do is talk big
but you are just small.
you try to impress others
but just hurt them in the process.

Just shut your mouth
don't say another word
you say you want to help
you claim that what you say does good.

All you do is ruin friendships,
spoil relationships.
Say the wrong things,
Then regret it later.

You try to change,
you tell yourself you will.
But you do the same thing
over and over. hurt people then hurt yourself.

just shut up.
never talk again.
just...
be quiet.
 Dec 2014 vxcancy
SB-JC
I'm sorry
 Dec 2014 vxcancy
SB-JC
I can do no wrong
I am perfect
No one can compare
I am perfect
I am an angel
I am perfect
I am almighty
I am perfect

True perfection cannot be achieved,
Because everyone is different.
No one wants the same thing
as the next in line.

All I ask
is you accept me,
for me.
Even though I don't match your description of perfect.

Despite the fact I can do no right
I am imperfect
Don't compare me to others
I am imperfect
I may be a demon
I am imperfect
I have no strength or might
I am imperfect.

At this point it means very little,
If not nothing at all.
but...

I'm sorry
 Nov 2014 vxcancy
SB-JC
Caring
 Nov 2014 vxcancy
SB-JC
Conceited, arrogant, rude, ignorant, narcissistic, gall.
In order to care for another,
you must first want what they want,
Feel what they feel,
and know what they need.

True caring,
can only be found when two souls
become intertwined,
tied in an inseparable knot.

Once you can feel what someone else feels,
when you can see what they see,
how they see it,
when they see it.

When you are able to know a person
so well that you know what they want,
when they want it,
and how they want it.

How they will react to something,
disgust,
love,
hate.

When you know what a person wants
and you do everything in your power to
aid them,
help them,
guide them to their goal.

Then you know what true caring is.

So don't tell me you care,
because you bought me some shoes.
Don't tell me you care,
because you took me home,
when that's the last place I wanted to be.
Don't tell me you care,
because when I cried out for help,
Spilled my guts in hopes you could find a way to save me,
you told me to clean up the mess and get over it.

You don't care.
Not about me.
Not about anyone.
Anyone but yourself.
 Nov 2014 vxcancy
SB-JC
Though you were just small
our love for you was vast,
we caught you in a shoe
but that home did not last.

We moved you to a box
outside of our friends home,
we poked you with some grass
you just wanted to be alone.

But deep down in your heart
covered with dark brown scales,
we knew you really cared
from your head down to your tail.

we had to let you go
it made us really sad,
the way you slithered away
was really rather rad.

we miss you dearly
little buddy,
we'll see you some day
When it's bright and sunny.
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