I used to get carried away
Nothing in my brain just empty space
Don’t speak unless you have something nice to say
Some people can get away with anything
Clear your mind
Don't count to ten count to 20
You’ll get left behind
If you’re that annoying
don’t speak at all
Or you’ll fall
Off the pedestal they put you on
Women do the dirty work
As men sit on the sidelines
You’re not given a manual
But expected to just follow the guidelines
On the first page of life
Written in blood that’s blue
It’s your life,
You choose
You say I’m your little girl
But you tell me not to speak
Always called me your world
But you were just lying to me
Some day the only thing in your brain
Won’t just be empty space
I always get hurt
Never win the battle
When I’m about to lose the war
My head always rattles
I wouldn’t know what to do in a fight
Was only taught to wave the white flag
As I get closer to the light
I get even more drawn into the black
I was taught to back down
I wear a tiara not a crown
For years my vision has been a blur
I’m just waiting for them to create a cure
Since I can’t do anything by myself
I always have to have help
I'm trying to find the light
But I struggle
I try with all my might
While my tears create a puddle
But the fine print says
Don’t go looking for the light, be it instead
My mind is like a prison
And all the prisoners escaped
The bar has been risen
They have now sealed my fate
The last page of life that I’ll write will say
Don’t blame yourself for everyone else’s mistakes
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Comments2
A great write that talks of inequities that are so true. Women of the past smarter than men controlled by astute manipulations and ruled through craft and wile. We all use the weapons that we have been given
Someone understands!!! Thank you
A touching and very well expressed write around the manipulation of woman, the lengths men go to and all the tools they will use to maintain that control, great write
Thanks!
You are very welcome
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