For The Women’s March
I confirmed all of his worst fears. Because even though he was an atheist, he still believed women came from the devil. My unwillingness to sacrifice my life on the altar of our relationship was the first hint that something was horribly wrong.
And something was wrong. I committed one mortal sin after another. Laughing too loudly. Going out too often. Writing too much. Refusing to hide my weirdness. Refusing to live like the saintly women I knew–starving themselves until they fainted, inspiring their men with their very presence, full of gratitude and grace.
Never satisfied, angry and opinionated. The serpent from hell had once come to chat with a woman just like me, or so I’ve been told.
Well, you can have your devil. He crumbles before my Kali–She who can destroy the universe you’ve built with one touch. Fear of Her is the reason you’ve tied us down and locked us away for all these centuries.
But even when we’ve been tied down with velvet ribbons and smothered in lace, She never really goes away. At night, when I’m curled up next to him, breathing into his ear, She’s there. Silent, but breathing with me.
Are You still asleep, my love?
01/12/2017 at 10:18 am
Just by coincidence my wife and myself came across the movie “Mona Lisa Smile.” Not being a big movie watcher this was new to me. It is set in the fifties and addresses the role of women as perceived at that time. The part that is most problematic is the acquiescence of woman to a male dominated society. Judging by the election results this is still a hugh problem. My advice is to keep on marching and others will follow.
01/12/2017 at 6:32 pm
The election results were a wake up call for me–that someone who objectifies women the way Trump does was able to become President. I agree that the only thing to do is keep marching and working for change.
01/12/2017 at 6:32 pm
And Mona Lisa Smile is a great movie!
01/12/2017 at 3:05 pm
Yes! Right on, sister.
01/12/2017 at 6:32 pm
Thank you! We ladies are gonna have to stick together–difficult times coming.
01/28/2017 at 11:40 am
“Fear of Her is the reason you’ve tied us down and locked us away for all these centuries.”
Sorry, Her got beat in an election she couldn’t possibly lose, so I’m not all that scared of Her making a comeback. Just another Bigfoot, Nessie, or Socialism, if you ask me.
01/28/2017 at 5:12 pm
Oh, no worries. Hillary will not make a comeback…but She certainly will, at another time and in another form. Female energy has survived for a long time now….
01/29/2017 at 11:39 am
I’m sure that, 10 years from now, the History Channel will have a TV show where a team of crazy old duffers rummage through old newspaper clippings, spend nights in the forests and crawl through caves…. Hunting For Hillary
The truth is out there.
02/01/2017 at 8:11 pm
Too late…that’s already an SNL skit 🙂 With our short attention span culture, there was no way it was going to take 10 years!
02/02/2017 at 11:52 am
Joke thieves!!! But if everyone stole my ideas, the world wouldn’t be such a fucking hellhole.