Shame and inferiority
Have always been engrained in me
Until recently I had a greater empathy for men
Than myself and other women
Throughout history women’s voice is scant
In religious texts she’s almost completely absent
When she does appear her role is partisan,
Not awarded the same complexities given to men
How can we be empathetic toward someone we don’t know?
As a society we’re robbed of an education on femininity and double x chromosomes
Females are objectified and controlled by those whose seeds they sow
Bearing children is a gift and burden that, though he might try,
Man will never entirely know
In a world where child brides are tradition
And women earn less than men
It’s no wonder I was sexist toward my own self and other females
I received the subtle yet persistent message throughout my entire life that I should value men’s lives more than mine
I value and respect men
And I want to be awarded the same value and respect inherently given to them
Since accumulating wealth and power is typical, expected even, of a man
I am compared to men
Why am I not compared to other successful women?
There’s no place in our society for females as they are meant to or as they can be
We are bound by the expectations placed on us by a patriarchal society