Just a Woman
We’re only pretty
Two pounds away from starvation.
We’re only presentable
With a powdered face.
When we shoot hoops
All of a sudden it’s:
“Oh, the girls are playing now”
Oh what horrors it must be
To live in a world where
Talking,
Emotion,
Esteem,
Are restrained.
Who could live in such a world?
Us
We live in this world everyday.
Yet, we don’t suffocate.
We run full marathons
Even when the crowd jeers
And scrutinizes every detail
Of our clothes, our body
Yet we lace up our shoes for another marathon.
We climb the tallest mountain
No ropes, no guidance
Just our hands
Bloody from rocks and covered in dirt
Yet we rise for another mountain.
We come together
We understand and respect
We care
Even when we get nothing in return
It’s a battle everyday, but we don’t surrender.
We are women.