today is
WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY
in the US
I wasn't going to post anything
since women's rights in this country
are being stripped away
at an alarming rate
the government owns our
BODIES
we are property
our freedom to exist
is met with never ending
violence should we dare
to go out at night
or even during the day
so there's nothing to
celebrate
we are going
backward
we still get less money
for the same work
we still are not taken seriously
most of the time
there are still safe houses
hidden in neighborhoods
to protect women and children
from violent men
who want to beat
or kill them
we do not have any say
in the laws that govern us
we have a republican party
that believes a ten year old raped child
should carry the rapists baby to term
the same party who never votes
to give money to children's causes
we have a republican party that wants to punish
doctors
for helping women stay safe
have freedom over their own bodies
the American government
wants complete power
OVER
women's lives
there is no voting
our voices are
NOT HEARD
they don't cafe
what we want
feel or
need
so no
no celebration
of Women's freedom
in America
where the color of your skin
and the amount of money
in your pocket determines
your prenatal care
the real freedom in this country
is for the rich and powerful men
who write laws
to get what they want
to punish those they
want to keep down
and to satisfy
their hatred
of women in general
America
and the way it treats
women
is something
to be ashamed of
that's
what we should
have a day for
THE HATRED OF WOMEN'S DAY
IN THE UNITED STATES
because that's
much closer to the truth
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