Women's day

We don't need ONE women's day,
We need a day to care about women's SAFETY
From being fed ideas about her identity and potential
From molestation, abuse, torture and death.

We don't need ONE women's day
We need a day to INDULGE her RAGE
Her pent-up anger over centuries and generations
To fuel an uprising to restore the balance.

We don't need ONE women's day
We need a day to RECOGNIZE her unique advantages
Evolutionary and honed over thousands of generations
That her male counterparts can do with a little more of.

We don't need ONE women's day
We need a day to CELEBRATE how far she's come
In spite of the cards stacked against her
In a sexist society.

We don't need ONE women's day,
We need a day to FIGHT for women's EQUALITY
In power, authority and responsibility
In representation, grace and compassion.

We don't need ANY women's day
For great will be a day when she can just BE
Existing and thriving, with strengths and contributions,
And weaknesses and failings.


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