Independence

Amusing Bitch (For All Bitches)

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The first time they called you bitch,

you shrank, stunned—

then slipped into it like it was stitched for your skin.

You wore it down, wore it in,

licked the hand, nibbled the degrade,

bowed deeper, longer.

Sank into the sound,

drank its defiance

just so you could own it.

Then you exaggerated the bitchiness,

felt empowered—

but somehow, it didn’t,

and don’t.

Oh, you brilliant, innovative, tenacious,

captivating, and heroic woman—

Now, you turn the bitch on when you need it.

When you walk into a room,

and they quiet—

not for fear,

but because you are truth.

When you smile, knowing it bends the world

just a little more in your favor.

When you hold up the mirror so elegantly,

they mistake the reflection for a gift.

When you say no—

and don’t apologize.

When you don’t fold for comfort.

When you wear it proud.

Oh you—

B – Bold

I – Inspiring

T – Tenacious

C – Confident

H – Humane

Some of us have diamonds in our thighs,

yes—

but I?

I have bitchiness in my eyes.

And I carry the moon in my mouth.

m.c.f.