Feminine Power
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1 min readDec 13, 2016
part of the Women : Power series of poems featuring marika bianca, Orisirisi, Rachel B. Baxter, Tamyka Bell, Tre L. Loadholt, Violet Oh and Wild Flower
Feminism and Femininity
How did they become a dichotomy?
Strong and Weak
One shouts, the other hardly speaks.
Bitch and Demure
Confidence reviled, or praised for being unsure.
Ugly and Beautiful
Sour grapes, or a tender mouthful.
Change or Tradition
Stereotypes and clichés abandoned, or life a restrained volition?