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My Choice
More than 100 years ago, the women of our nation
fought for the chance to vote.
We went from founding fathers to feminists
From wives to women
We weren’t afraid
because we had nothing to lose
Almost 50 years ago, abortions were legalized in this country
We gained hope in our hearts, we found a little bit of acceptance in our abortion rights
And on June 24th, 2022 an important privilege was taken away.
Our bodies aren’t ours anymore.
They belong to the government.
Our rights have drifted away, leaving us with regret,
We have risen to the stereotypical norms of gender in this world
We have survived the hate
We are waiting for the love
We are waiting for the love to tell us
that
hairy legs
rolls in our belly,
cellulite in our thighs
big boobs and flat chests
smile lines and wrinkles
muscly shoulders and calves
open mouthed smiles and bony wrists
tattoos and piercings all over our body
everything
we are waiting for the love to tell us that it is okay to love ourselves
that these our our bodies
that it is our choice
women have marched in the nation’s capital, and
flaunted their beautiful selves all over the media
women have succumbed to the gender norms, and body norms, and workplace norms
we have told little girls that they can’t be the warriors, that they have to be the princesses
and after all this,
you can’t stop
you can’t
show us a little love
you can’t
show us that we are enough.
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