It’s so much easier

being a male author

and pretend to care

about women

more than all the other screw-ups

have ever done

in our lives

It’s so much easier

pretending to be a feminist

and reading literature

that was made for us

to warn each other

and prepares us for war

when time’s ready

&

don’t act like your skin

was made out of velvet

while your fingers are

sharp like knives

and act

as if our clits

are made out of stone

and try to cut

all the guts out of us

for a chance

&

don’t forget

that our tongues

are full of love and language

anger and defiance

and sharp like knives

oh, it’s so much easier

to scrap everything

on walls and papers

because it’s so easy

to see what you do