That
A feminist only wants
Equality.
A penny for a penny,
Credit where it's due,
Opportunities to shine
(Specially when you're a born shooting star).
I'm not snatching away
Your share of the feast, Men.
I am only claiming my seat
On this table.
I wonder why we are so hated
When what we essentially fight for
And dream of
Is acceptance and respect
And the abolishment of boundaries
That segregate girls and boys;
Telling the boy he is better
Simply because of a lacking chromosome,
Telling the girl she is inferior
Simply for having an opinion.
If you hate a feminist
Then perhaps now is the time
To wash off your hate
While you scrub away at your hands.
Emulate Lady Macbeth, for once.
Wash away the millenia
Of jealous lies told by insecure men
That strong women are witches,
Girls with loud voices are harlots,
Feminists are evil dikes who burn bras.
No, we are not.
We are lovers, doctors, mothers,
And everything else in the rainbow
Just like our sons and our fathers.
We don't hate men,
We birth them.
Move quietly and respectfully
As we take our rightful seats on the table
And nobody gets hurt.
Otherwise
Another entire generation
Grows up believing a lie
That serves no one, once again.
Try to stop saying 'feminist'
Like it's a virus that must be culled.
(It's like cringing as you utter an adjective
About manliness.
Nobody cringes when you're called macho).
It's a good word; say it proudly.
And as you are stuck at home
On another perfect day
Repeat after me-
I will promise to always let you have
Your share of the feast.
This world is to beautiful
And life is too short
For such manmade concoctions
Of hatred.
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