Young girl
Running
Too far behind her brothers
This skirt is slowing me down.
**
I wear Red socks.
To reveal my secret.
My new blood.
Moon Goddess.
I am Woman now.
**
Teen girl
Womanhood’s apprentice
So much to learn
So much she already knows
It’s in her bones
In her blood
The willing daughter of the Goddess
Will remember who she came from
**
Snark.
Bitter.
Compete.
Be the prettiest.
The boys tell us what to be.
How to be.
Rage
We keep it hidden.
Lie to ourselves.
Lie to them.
Our true sisters share the truth
Refuse the lie
Boys don’t hold the key to who we are.
**
The ladder
Corporate
Blue collar
White collar
No collar
Penis is allowed up the rungs
Vagina is not.
Running
Too far behind her brothers
This skirt is slowing me down.
**
I wear Red socks.
To reveal my secret.
My new blood.
Moon Goddess.
I am Woman now.
**
Teen girl
Womanhood’s apprentice
So much to learn
So much she already knows
It’s in her bones
In her blood
The willing daughter of the Goddess
Will remember who she came from
**
Snark.
Bitter.
Compete.
Be the prettiest.
The boys tell us what to be.
How to be.
Rage
We keep it hidden.
Lie to ourselves.
Lie to them.
Our true sisters share the truth
Refuse the lie
Boys don’t hold the key to who we are.
**
The ladder
Corporate
Blue collar
White collar
No collar
Penis is allowed up the rungs
Vagina is not.
