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This Book
There was this book
That I used to read
When I was younger
It talked about all these women
All these women
Who did amazing things
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Magnets
When magnets are placed the right way
They connect
When they're placed the wrong way
They use everything in their power to stay away
From each other
They resist
With a force
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For Every Time
Every time a women makes 87 cents
A man makes a dollar
For every time a woman gets spoken down on
A man is the speaker
For every time a woman gets called weak
A man is weaker
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The Shooting Star
Head towards the sky
Eyes open
Hearts open
Looking for a shooting star
A spark of equality
A spark of freedom
Eyes search the sky
Spend hours searching
Looking
Hoping
Wishing to wish
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My rights reflected
My rights
Are my mirror
They reflect me
They reflect how people think of me
The mirror is small
Just big enough to see my face
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Dear America
Dear America,
The dictionary definition of democracy is
government by the people
Basically everyone gets a choice
A say
But is this country
Influencing that
In everyday life
Loves
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Battle Cries
One girl’s lanky frame against the dark turf field,
lit up by fluorescent lights
She saunters toward the building
holding another girl’s hand
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Curved Walls
I know the rules and rights are
The same:
For boys and girls
And everyone in between,
We are supposed to stand
On the same uneven ground,
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Spoke Up
I jump in my friend's car.
It's filled basically to the brim.
The area is small and compact.
How did she fit this many people in her tiny car?
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I’ll Say It: I Hate Our President
I’ll say it: I hate our president
All my life, people have written me off as
“different”
“possessed” and
“antisocial”
And while yes
I am different
I am not possessed
I am disabled
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A Letter to Congress
I will kneel on broken glass as
my blood stains the pearly sheen so that
you will see I've resorted to my last option: begging
before you (as a woman should be) to rip
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MY RIGHTS
"You want your rights?"
"Come and get it," said the snake.
It was wrapped around a tree
in the confines of his tail,
a paper labeled "YOUR RIGHTS."
I stared up at the snake,