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yes, i’m a woman
Linda M. Crate
“you call yourself a woman?”
well, yes, i do;
i find that i was born cis
thank you—
i’m sorry the fact that i didn’t have
time to wax before work
offends you that much
because facial hair is not something
i’m proud of,
but not all of us only have peach fuzz;
so i apologize for working so much
i failed to act like a “woman”
and i don’t accept your apology because
you realized just now that you were
rude—
facial hair doesn’t make or break a person,
and if all you can see about another
is what you perceive as flaws;
then i must ask what are your insecurities
because i am comfortable in my own skin?
i call myself a woman because i go
through menstrual cycles, i’ve had a miscarriage,
i have breasts, and i havea kick-ass and vivid
mind full of imagination and spunk;
i am a rebel, kid, and i believe in me even
when others can’t.