I like to help
Where I can
When I can
How I can
And on my flight
To Istanbul
I found Air France
In need
You see the French
They like can-can
Suffer spells
From love-sick (hu)men
And on my flight
In their magazine
I saw a chance
To help
To send some aid
Breathe some life
Support and sense
Into their guide
They think of fashion
But not of sense
Consume commodity
Sex and essence
Like a game
But We are People
I Am Woman
Not a thing
Here on earth
For you to play
Like a puppet
Pretty piece
To collect
On a shelf
In a closet
Notch on belt
And so I thought
How can I help
This sad world
Starving women
I work all day
For many years
Brand marketing
Communications
So when I saw
One…of many ads
Luckily I had
A pen nearby
It went something
Just like this
Picture I made
With PowerPoint today
Perhaps a few
More F-Bombs too
In the original
Hand-crafted version
But Feminism
Isn’t four letters
My humanity isn’t
A sin
Love
Thought
Respect
A little
Consideration
Isn’t really
Political
Or so hard
To understand
Let’s. Wake. Up.
My ladies
Snap out of it
My men
These games we’ve played
For far too long
Really have
No Win
But simply serve
To separate
Bind…
And confine us
Fool
Confuse
Redirect us
From LOVE
Shared with best friends
True LOVE
For ourselves
Beautiful connection
With a partner
“God’s” REAL LOVE
Does exist
Within You
Between
Equal
Lovers
Love that you speak up about this! I can’t tell if it is worse or better since I was a young woman.
Many thanks Ms. Klein! There are so many good & bad messages out there that both reflect & impact our lives & minds. Let’s hope together we can all wake up; see a world where Love, Respect & Equality can be a reality; then build it to be so. Sending you a big hug always!
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