She Said

She Said

i’m gonna be loud
she said
i’m gonna be proud
she said
she said
she likes her men quiet
she likes her women to start a riot
she said
i’m gonna be queer
she said
i’m gonna be here
visible
not
erasable
like the last queer gender bending body you threw down the river
took the life too soon
withered
away like a
feather

i’m gonna be open
she said
i’m gonna be outspoken
she said
white men can go cry a river about reverse sexism
where’s the sense in ‘em
they pull out more cards
like reverse racism
and i’ve got more friends with the case of “its-just-the-way-it-is” ism
than
the friends who wanna start a full blown revolution

i’m gonna be loud
she said
i’m gonna be proud
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The Angry Gurl

i’m pissed off
angry
aggressive
turning femininity inside out
lace underwear
slick attitude
they wanna call me rude
every time i express wants, needs, emotions
whats all the commotion
i mean
like,
jake every time you asked me to suck your i listened
so this one time i ask you to not rape me
you glisten
in your eyes
predatory violence
this isn’t the first
won’t be the last
time
i danced with danger
on the bed
your bedroom
scream for you mom to help
mom hates me
mom thinks i’m a slut
mom would watch you rape me
if she could
predatory violence
caught you in the act
blood on your bed
can’t keep my body in tact
throw me on the ground
cry out loud
woman by the pound
boy, i bet your mama would be proud