ladybookmad

my value doesn’t go down when my weight goes up.

tell me
something,
would you?
haven’t you
ever wished
you could
dance
in the ashes
of everyone who
ever doubted
your worth
& scoffed at
your words?
(shhh,
it’s okay.
i won’t tell.)

we

finally refused

to be seen as only

bodies crafted

for the men’s

use&consumption,

so we set the

clouds ablaze

to sway them,

to show them

how wonderfully

we could coexist,

but

they chose to

take it as a threat

& they

have never

fully forgiven us

for claiming

the portion of the sky

that was always rightfully ours.