Date: 30-09-2016
a double edged sword
They think less of me
for bearing my body
to their hungry, feasting eyes.
They think less of me
for making ends meet
by sating their desires.
They think less of me
for revealing parts
I'd never dare for a man to see.
The world thinks less of me
for being the one exploited
at the hands of its misogyny.
But I've a choice of how
and I'd trade my body any day
over what's left of my heart.
Inspired by Margaret Atwood's "Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing"
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Poetry/twenty sixteen : a poetry collection/ A poem, a day. Can't be that hard, right? One of my New Year's Resolutions this year is get back into poetry and explore new styles. This is my attempt at doing just that. This collection will be a mixture of d...
