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Monday, December 15, 2008

Musing: Two Words

written around November of 2006

Shame on you, Mr. President,
For you know exactly what you do.

You lied your way through life,
Through Yale and Texas and the election.
You carefully snaked your icy fingers
Around the heart and soul of a once-great nation.

Shame on you, Mr. President,
For you know exactly what you do.

You disrespect the very creature that gave you life
With your repeal of the rights of women.
The very rights that women slaved for,
Cried for, marched for, and died for.

When, in your over-privileged, over-paid life,
Were you raped by a stranger in the dark?
When, in your educated, sheltered life,
Were you forced to stay silent
As your husband beat you for under-cooking the steak?

Again, I say shame on you, Mr. President,
For you know exactly what you do.

We struggle to exist in this painful,
Sexist, patriarchal world.
We struggle, we fight, and we ache for our voices to be heard;
For our basic human rights, and for our dignity.

I would say shame on you, Mr. President,
But this woman has had enough.
No more shaming or slaps on the wrist.
No. I say FUCK you, Mr. President.

This woman. One voice. One cry.
One hope. One dream.

... And two words. FUCK YOU.

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