Okay sister, listen up.
I’ll only say this once.
If every woman were to lay
down
and give up
where would we be?
No right to vote.
No right to choose.
No rights at all.
I know your life’s been
harsh.
You’ve been beat down.
I’ve been there too.
Rise up and be angry.
Challenge every unkind
word,
slap and blow suffered at
the hands of man.
For every unjust act.
React.
Fight back.
Put down the diet pills,
padded bras,
wrinkle creams,
and be you.
Not some distorted view
of someone who
has no clue
of what you’ve been
through.
Challenge your mothers,
sisters,
and most importantly your
daughters
to stand up and be heard.
If not for you, then for
them.
So that someday things
might be better,
easier, safer, unbiased
and equal.
© Susan Barton 2013
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