inheritance

used
endlessly used

for our bodies
childrearing
money

what isn't given
is taken

manipulated
gaslit

we are kept
on shelves

for display only

ignored until
NEEDED

we are attacked
even as children
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
RAGE of women

the endless cycle
repeats