Poems: Misogyny, we've all been there, and being a sensitive person
Experiences and Making Sensitivity Beautiful
Woman
Hearing loud and derogatory discussion about whether or not men would ‘do’ you
‘I just want to talk’ from a stranger, believing or not caring, as if that would fool you
What reason would you have for wanting to talk to someone you don’t know?
Wondering if you dropped your purse
They push you into a place of guilt.. you’re the one who’s unreasonable.
Trying not to let the fear show
Having to be kind, polite and ‘keep them sweet’
Feeling obligated and when they take the no no further
The all - consuming relief
But still the fear and desire to get away
Not too quickly, afraid they will see
Anger at, just one, of their challenges (their nothings) going astray
Followed and being told in explicit terms what they want to do
It’s repulsive and not sure if they want to shock
Or if it’s their friends being there and they have something to prove
It happening no matter what you’re wearing, no difference with what you say or do
If you ignore, you’re snobby, rude, disrespectful
Shattering their right to converse, to take a piece of energy, of time; of you
Your soul is empty and if you become hypervigilant
You can almost blame yourself
You looked around, perhaps you attracted it
You don’t exist for you, just for anybody else
The who who fancies a moment, it’s just two minutes in their day
You are not just somebody’s daughter or wife,
but they are somebody’s son
Speeding up, breathless, your presence owned
He’s not out of sight enough to run
Human
Feel deeply
Smile sweetly
Vacant feeling
Lifting shield and can't deal
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