Men don’t like an angry woman
Women can be somewhat reflections of men
And as women
We must smile to reflect on the men that they’ve done a good job
And we’re happy about it
We must listen and follow their lead to reflect on them
That they are smart and wise
That they are strong leaders
We must not complain or say no or fight our way out
Because they are men who are full of integrity and character
And we mustn’t reflect on them the way they ignored our no and took advantage of us
We mustn’t reflect the way they claimed it was her regret and not his shame
They cannot handle looking in the mirror and seeing a predator instead of a protector
So we mustn’t be angry, us women
We mustn’t reflect on the men the way they’ve failed us
They cannot handle failing manhood
So we must smile until our face hurts
And fail at being women
Keeping the mirror angled just so
Allowing them to never see
Distracting the men with the smile they asked for
Because men don’t like an angry woman
Because men can’t handle themselves
Because men are sensitive creatures
But men are not allowed to be
So women mustn’t be either
Sarah Luther is a new writer currently based in Colorado. Her work consists of poetry, prose, short stories, and fiction. She has two self-published poetry books available, and you can find her work at www.sarahluther.com.
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