a day for women
just the one
wouldn’t want to give them
big ideas
make believe
the job is done
it’s not
it’s barely begun
bra-burners
and it will never end
until setting suns
reverse
not better it is worse
in most of first
and second worlds
covered up
silenced
abuse hurled
knives brandished
exploited
demoted
burned
trafficked
eliminated
sometimes at birth
sometimes giving birth
it’s all Eve’s fault
and stupid Pandora
the human condition
the state of the nation
fuck emancipation
fuck education
how’s that gonna get
the dishes done
the floors swept
and the buns in ovens
the world would be
calmer
fraternally peaceful
without the very sound
of their voice
in the park
the cafe
the office
the club
where the men
stroll and meet
to discuss
old books
and try not to look
at anyone
not sporting a tie
or a beard
o, women
dear women
it is just
as we feared.
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