inheritance

the endless cycle of violence towards women

used
endlessly USED


for our bodies
childrearing
money


what isn't given
IS TAKEN


manipulated
gaslit
dismissed


we are kept on shelves

FOR DISPLAY ONLY


ignored until needed
we are attacked
our whole lives
we fight
survive
die inside

we die bleeding tears of rage


some, trusting the hand that killed us

and no matter how we try to protect them
we watch it happen to our daughters too

every girl born will carry
the weight
and the worry
the fate
and the fury

of the women who came before