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To My Future Daughter
To my future daughter. If a man doesn’t understand that you are human, stand as tall as a Goddess and laugh in his face 'til your stomach feels like rocks. Take one of those rocks and throw it out the window. It will hit someone better than him. Do not ever let a man raise his voice at you if he has cut off your tongue. If he has cut off your tongue, take his as a replacement and watch him choke on the blood before walking away. If a man raises his fist at you, wrap his hand in bubble wrap and ship it up his ass. The world will try to shrink you, stomp on the world. The world will try to put you in a box, decorate the box and use it as storage for your belongings instead. If a man asks you if you’re on your period, punch him in the face and ask him if his nose is bleeding. If a man catcalls you, meow very loudly until he leaves. If someone makes you feel bad for crying, put salt in their contact solution. If a man tells you to smile more, replace his toothpaste with vagisil. If a teacher doesn’t let you go to the bathroom, crinkle the tampon wrapper next to their ear. If you see any of these things happen to me and all I do is turn into stone, call me out on it. Tell me I am not the mother you need. Tell me I am weak. Tell me, “If you cannot stand for yourself, how can you expect me to?”
Sophia MacielPublished 7 years ago in PoetsBenefits of Video Games
Our world today has changed so much over the years. I’m only twenty-seven years old and I see how today’s kids have so much more in the realm of technology then what I had. And even more then what individuals of Generation X and the Baby Boomers had. Technology is always changing and that’s a good thing, but it’s seen as a bad thing when it comes to children and video games.
Chasity NicolePublished 7 years ago in GamersWhy the Graphic Depictions of Bullying in '13 Reasons Why' Are Necessary for Viewers
If you managed to make it through the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why, then you're no doubt a little shaken up. After all, it's a show about a girl who leaves cassette tapes behind to tell those whom she feels are responsible for her suicide why she did it. The subject matter alone is a powerful thing, and many people who read the 2007 novel by Jay Asher wondered how Netflix would visually represent the story.
Jenika EnochPublished 7 years ago in GeeksFrankenstein Your Mate
And the truth is I’m the one to blame. I messed up. I tried to make pieces fit that really in the long run never would have.
Amanda ZylstraPublished 7 years ago in PoetsI Have a Mental Illness
I have this thing inside me, kind of a switch on/off button, but the problem is that I can’t control it. I start to feel numb while my head starts spinning and the walls get closer and closer, until I feel like suffocating bit by bit.
Rita EspinosaPublished 7 years ago in PoetsTick Tock
Click-and-clacking, ants are we. In metered step. In perfect key. Snick-and-snacking, mindless flies. We scent the stench. We dine and die.
Robert MooresPublished 7 years ago in PoetsA Heartless Weight
The dust it settled upon my heart, Howling from the somber sky Echoes, whispers… Dying voices, they filled my mind, Unless…
TheWeirdPoetPublished 7 years ago in PoetsThat Coming Kill
Down the lonely road at night With no stars in the curtain black, The weary man stumbles along Fear breathing down his back.
Jacob JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in Poets