Challenge
Feminine feminist?
Poem or prose that explains your views on feminism. It can be based on a true experience, fiction, nonfiction. And lots of imagery. I want to see what you see. I want to feel it, like I am really there experiencing it with you.
Identity
female.
female.
she.
she.
woman.
woman.
Men already snatched
everything
from women.
Our dignity,
strength,
pride,
respect.
“Don’t be silly. You know women only dress up for men.”
“Why do you need to study? You’re going to marry a man.”
“Honey, don’t lift the heavy tables. You’re going to be pregnant some day.”
Never even said I wanted a baby.
Yet, for some reason, it was expected that I was going to carry a child,
Just because my body is capable.
I am much more than the ability to reproduce.
I am a woman.
But why are we defined as man + something?
female.
she.
woman.
Why have men invaded even our sense of self?
The books can explain the logical origins, but still,
I’ll never understand.