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Why must I accommodate your white male needs

when we live in a men’s society that feeds

on such innocent people

who are not seen as equal?

Why must it be that I

donate to your controlled lie

when I am seen but not heard

and moments of oppression have occurred?

Why must I have to use my voice

when what I do with my body is not a choice

and what I wear is dictated

and what I do is judged and hated?

Photo courtesy of Sasha Freemind