A reply by user @UnhappyUnion
If A Man Was Free
If a man was free,
what would he think?
He might consider what to wear,
what his kids might look like,
or if his sweetheart will give him a second date...
But he remembers his obligation,
women and children first they say,
but he wants to live...
Forgive me for muddying up the comments of your clean poetry. You can delete this after I say it. I am a man, who wrote that poem in sympathy for the female experience. I thought it would be quite ironic if you were a woman doing the same? I was only curious. I love your response. Can I copy and...
If a woman could speak,
She'd tell you she's suffering,
And has suffered.
If a woman could speak she'd say,
They've been beating us,
And raping us,
Forcing us to give birth to their children,
And burning us alive.
For talking back,
Or dressing bad,
Or speaking our minds,
They've called us...