inheritance

The endless cycle of violence towards women

used.
endlessly
USED.

for our bodies.
childrearing.
money.

what isn't given
IS TAKEN.

dissected.
erased.
discarded.

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.