Wednesday, April 7, 2021

feminine fear (poem)

femininity for me

translates into fear


i only feel like a “woman”

when walking home

in darkness


keys clutched between fingers

arms tight to my chest

no one allowed to see the shadow of my breast


femininity

is too-tight dresses

squished around a body

made like barbie

but desperate to be something

more akin to ken


femininity is a costume

forced onto me

my body wishing for something easier to perform.

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