POEM STARTER
'And so we stepped into the dawn, forever changed...'
Conclude a poem with this line, capturing a transformative moment.
There’s No Way To Win In Society
There’s no way to win in society,
Women are forced to carry around personal safety devices and check under and in their cars with fear everywhere they go,
afraid that someone might try to harm them,
but there’s no way to win in society,
men have their mental health neglected because “they should be stronger than that” and “know better than to cry,”
but there’s no way to win in society,
women have our mental health acknowledge but there’s always something to blame,
they call us too emotional, crazy and attention seekers,
but there’s no way to win in society,
Men are told their traumas don’t matter because at least they have a future and they shouldn’t complain because “women have it worse”,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Women are forced to pay an extra 10% on clothing that’s the same as men just because it’s marketed for women,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Men are told they’re “pick me’s” for standing up for women’s rights and are told to be quiet and shamed for caring
But there’s no way to win in society,
Women’s menstrual products are taxed as a luxury item because “it’s a blessing we even have access to it at all” but I don’t remember wanting lead or arsenic in my products that I’m paying so much for, I also don’t recall society being okay with even just a small leak, much less a free-bleed,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Men get targeted at young ages for things like 🌽 while they’re too young to know what it is and then they’re stuck in a dopamine trap,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Women get targeted by men for things like Seggsu@lization and r@pe and when we talk about it, we want attention or pitty,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Men get arrested for crimes they didn’t commit because domestic violence could never be caused by a women so they take the woman’s word and haul the man off to jail,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Women in therapy are concidered gross and unwise or crazy, but the women are in therapy because of other people that were gross, unwise or crazy,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Men are forced to believe that their emotions simply don’t matter and that they are supposed to be the ones that are there for women,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Women from a young age are told to wear a bra or you’re a sl^t but show the strap and you’re also a sl^t,
But there’s no way to win in society,
Men are expected to become a parental figure if their dad dies and they have to take care of their mom and siblings while dealing with their own mental health,
But there’s no way to win in society,
There’s so much more wrong with our society but I hope this brings to light, that no matter your age or opinions, men and women are alike, we each have our struggles we each have our pains, but that’s something we desperately need to change, I hope this will help someone to see, that there is no way to win in society.