Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Feminine Wrath

You men think that you can extinguish our flames, and keep the fire all for yourselves.
You've forgotten, though, that you need matches to set the world ablaze.

And we have electricity coursing through our veins -- sparks sent straight from our souls to our fingertips -- and we could raze you to the ground with one little touch.

We never would, though.

Unlike you, we weren't built with a need to consume and destroy.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Nuance

nu*ance
  1. A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.


We exist in the nuance
The in-between
The short pause between breaths
As we prepare
Think
Muse
Over what to say


The perfect words to stream together
To make the
Perfect
Sentance
Paragraph
Monologue


We live in the nuance
But some people pretend the world is
Black OR White
This OR That
Fact OR Fiction
Objectivity OR Emotion
Uncompromising
Exact
Rigid
Inflexible
Unyielding


Nuance is not just impermissible
It is unforgivable
Irrational
For the weak and feeble
For powerless, fragile, breakable
Victims


We are not human nor are we robots
And we can never even hope to be dancers
Walk a thin line
Sit up straight
Care
But not too much
From a distance
With aloof detachment

And sober stoicism

We exist in the nuance.
But for some,
Between the lines is a place they will never venture to read.