Men have manipulated women, (cis, white, straight, rich men*) have manipulated humanity for the past 10,000 years.** Claims for power. Manipulation. Go hand in hand. Oh yes, I am Sam, I am. You named specifics and then said no to the full package. You manipulated. You played with our desires, men, And I speak forContinue reading “Uncle Sam, Grand Manipulator”
Category Archives: cis-men
The Game
How do I get these damn boys off my back? They call us girls? Call attention to my immaturity? You know what matures you? Curiosity, novelty, challenge. You know what these boys pretending to be men lack? Curiosity in a world inevitably spinning, novelty in a world made for their hands, challenge in a world shaped byContinue reading “The Game”
Whole, Broken
I am a human — I am not just a woman, I am not just a moment, I am not just a gift. I am alive — my emotions ebb and flow just like yours, sad man. The sad man, taking space for the story; the sad man, sharing tales about his glory forgetting theContinue reading “Whole, Broken”
To Men Who Take But Don’t Give
You’ve taught me: it’s hard to love yourself when you give yourself up like meat for slaughter when you’re taught you are not an animal, you are the meat; you are a hole to be filled and wiped clean afterwards; you are the microphone through which he speaks. Even before I fuck you I’llContinue reading “To Men Who Take But Don’t Give”
Reaching Joy 