systems.

i despise the patriarchy -
all the ways this system of oppression
has seeped into the seems of my existence -
i despise the way the patriarchy
has taken the ruling view
of the way we tend to see one another
and made it so equality could not,
does not exist within this system of classes -
this system that takes colour & religion
and spins it to be what defines our humanity.
i despise the patriarchy
and all the ways it has made it
nearly impossible to live
in a just & equal world
where all have what they need
to live a life beyond strife & suffering
because of lack of access
to basic fundamental needs.
i despise the patriarchy
and the perpetual greed
it so eagerly feeds.


i love the patriarchy -
for it has shown me where
i need to get more clear
on what it is i care about -
i love the patriarchy
for the resilience it has fostered
in my quest for equality -
i love the patriarchy
for the ways it has made me grow
beyond a quiet & meek version of myself -
for the ways in which love seeped into my being
from seeing the injustice
that prevails in the wake
of this system of oppression -
i love the patriarchy
for teaching me compassion -
for i know,
deep inside my soul,
not one man in his right heart
would seek to oppress & control -
and so i learn through this
where i might not be quite right in my heart -
a chance to learn -
a lesson earned
from the willingness to see
the truth of all matters at hand.


i have no care or concern for the patriarchy -
i am neutral to this system
of oppressive worldly behaviour.
i choose to cease
the giving of my energy
in either hate or love -
and instead i stand neutral
with an inclination to forge my own way -
releasing myself more & more everyday
from the the grips
it holds on my mind -
and from the vampiric tethers to my soul -
i am neutral
and therefore cannot be held -
i untangle myself in all the ways i know how.
i feel no hate, no love -
just a side-slipping grin
that silently speaks the liberation and freedom
of a woman who has walked through the fire -
and reclaimed her wild desire.