C H A I N S

 

#Chains

 

Chains that

Say my name

Bound in,

Unending

Endless shame.

 

Walls within

Without

Lay claim

“Bad things”

You did

Your badge of fame.

 

The ‘other’ half

Lesser, less

All men proclaim

Lesser still,

These breeds

Skin, too pale

Too thin,

Too dark a stain.

 

Constant

The blame

Why must,

Why

Do you

Complain?

Take this

A crumb,

Morsel, grain

Why not,

Can not

This

Be sufficient

Gain?

 

Chains

Unending

Entwined

Unbroken,

Climb.

Each day

Incessant

Each age

Relentless

Unwinding

This ascent

Spiral

Incessant chime.

 

 

Chains

Female

Mother

Slut

Sister

She asked for it

Shame

 

Who

then

will

you

blame?

 

 

 

 

If you have never felt any of that, you’re fortunate. Blessed even.

For the rest of us, it is just another day.

One more day.

In the life of.


#HappyWomensDay #notquite








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