original poem

[tigriswolf]

Title: Not All
Written: November 2, 2014

So, I saw one too many posts on tumblr about men being willfully blind in not understanding women’s povs. Hence this.




This war will never be over
While anyone walks afraid
Alone or in a crowd
Scared that someone somewhere
Will be that one
not all you say
not all are like that
not all are that way
You know what that means?
You know what I hear?
You say not all
And I hear
someone somewhere

One is too many
And I walk afraid
Heart in my throat
A scream in my mouth
Eyes constantly searching
For the threat I know exists
Someone somewhere
not all?
Too many

This war between us will never be over
While you refuse to hear what I mean
While you preach that not all are that way

There shouldn’t be a war
not all?
Someone somewhere
That one who takes and takes and takes
I may be someone’s mother
Someone’s sister, daughter, aunt, niece
Someone somewhere loves me and maybe they’re like you
But I’m myself and my own
I breathe and I cry and I write and I sing
I live and I love and I hate
I’m my own before I’m anyone’s
And that’s enough
There shouldn’t be a war
But I’ll fight
not all, no –
But I’ll fight that someone somewhere

I walk afraid in the dark
And that’s stupid
In this world with someone somewhere
Waiting to strike
That someone somewhere who takes and takes

You say not all
Like that fixes things
Like it should matter that
Nine out ten aren’t monsters
One is too many
And excuses are useless with blood on the ground
And hearts in throats
And tears and tears

This is my body
I’ll not break it for you

Don’t say not all
Don’t ignore that anyone walks afraid
Don’t tell me things are my fault
And then stare down my shirt
Or follow me telling me to smile
Don’t laugh when I say I’m nervous
Because that man is still out there and I
Don’t want him to know which car is mine
Don’t say not all and expect a pat on the back
Because this is my world too and that’s not good enough
It never has been
I won’t accept it anymore

Don’t say life’s not fair
I know that
Don’t say not all
When you just mean not me
When you’re really saying I’d never do that
When the words you want are not my problem
It’s everyone’s problem
And I won’t be quiet
I won’t turn away
I’ll walk afraid in the dark
Knowing that someone somewhere will take and take

Don’t say not all
Because that just means some
You think that fixes things?
You think that’s acceptable?
Don’t tell me that someone somewhere is a monster
And I should be grateful because it’s not you

This is a war
And I’ll fight and fight
Because I am my own
And I should have that unalienable right
To walk alone and unafraid
Anywhere and anytime

You say not all
And I say too many

And I say enough

Comments

[maldeluxx.livejournal.com]

That was one powerful poem. Loved it :) *hugs*

[tigriswolf]

Thank you!