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I Will Never Be a Quiet Woman

Let’s adjust that expectation right now

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I will never be a quiet woman
Content to let the world burn down
I’ll run my mouth until my grave
The only time I’ll go to ground

I will never be a demure woman
Tucking away my human yearning
I will dissent until the bitter end
I’ll hold the line while the world is burning

I will never be a perfect woman
I’m flawed and messy, as is my right
And still, I’ll show up clutching my coffee
Fueling up for this long fight

I will never be a temperate woman
I talk back and won’t fall in line
I won’t turn my eyes away
Complacent in these unjust times

I will never be a quiet woman
Let us discard that expectation
Human rights need humans willing
To keep hope alive for a better nation.

Crystal Jackson

Crystal Clear Poetry

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