Feminism

I am not a feminist,

According to this day and age.

I don’t believe in hating men,

Or that we were created the same.

But I’ll tell you this, so listen close

That even though I don’t like to boast

I do carry a certain ability

To give a human life from within me.

For years there’s been a huge debate

On how to harness the power that I contain.

And the ones who’ve come before me to forge the way,

Who made sure my voice was heard and that I got a say.

I commend your strength and bravery,

But I don’t agree with using hate

To promote a basic decency

Of human rights without misogyny.

I’m not a feminist in the sense

That I want to be the same as men.

However, I have watched them fall

Many times at women’s hands.

After all, King David could smite a giant as a boy,

But couldn’t resist when he beheld

A woman in all her glory.

So while I’m small and sometimes mild,

Remember you were once a child

And had a mother who’s just like me,

That brought you forth from between her knees;

Which do not knock or tremble

In the face of adversity.

And next time there’s a dispute regarding the topic of equality,

It would not be a wise decision

To underestimate my strength;

Despite my inner femininity.