You think she’d learn – collects boyfriends like other girls amass makeup; always thrilling at the start the objectified male’s influence sticking; believes in commitment
Category: women’s issues
Young Woman, I See
Young woman, I see your pain remember a time when I too struggled for autonomy, purpose Wish that I could reach across the span of
Damn Right, I’m Mad
Momma never taught me to respect myself, to value my femininity; she said: Boys will be boys, and girls, I heard, are entertainment, but I
Hatched
She’s in the kitchen cleaning, prepping sweetness; wishes to nurture childlike longings – sugar laden gifts, honeyed chops hooks her men with culinary preciseness as
Unbridled
Tender as a fledgling, angelic curls confrontational, she bears emotions with courage, femininity unkempt, pridefully engages creatures – pests to most – believes in messengers,
Hope’s Folly
Mystery holds allure – dark, unkempt unknowns entrap a young woman’s heart She is bright-eyed, trusting hurried engagements, equates fatherhood with responsibility moves in, settles,
