#MeToo

and he whined...

like a puppy left out in the cold:

unfair, unfair my dear

for your thoughts are so bold

not me, never

I believe in equality for sure

it has been my way

you know that I am mature

drop that paint brush

don't swipe such a broad stroke

I could lose my job

and soon I would be broke

be fair I plead

remember that about you I care

protecting you

the weaker sex so very fair.

and she grimaced

sour grapes could hold her face:

I am exposed

to your fragile ego in place

from the sneer

when I put forth my thoughts

to the dismissal

your meaning I certainly caught

more money

misconception of my brain

when fixing my things

I didn't just get off the westbound train

is there a man

someone to who you communicate

those pesky details

just sealed your stupid fate

Everyday

little tiny ways and inappropriately

looks or touching

makes me want to flee.

A woman faces discrimination of their existence

every single day.  From the service men who assume we can't comprehend

or know left from right to the men who believe it is their complete right to take

without consequences.  It surrounds us completely smothering our

souls and demeaning us from birth. 

Hats off to the women stepping forward and to Time Magazine for

giving this issue the light of day.

barb