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April showers bring May flowers

When it rains, it pours

By Jen PhillipsPublished 2 years ago 2 min read
April showers bring May flowers
Photo by Osman Rana on Unsplash

April cries so May can be something beautiful.

May thrives on April to cry, this can be taken in two different ways;

I'm going to take this as sometimes things need to defrost and get ugly before it gets a chance to become something beautiful.

But why doesn't feel like it? You cry and cry, and nothing beautiful comes about it.

You finish your cry and you wipe your face away, and you do the work, the grow up but looking in the mirror you don't even notice how beautiful you have come.

-No one every does. Until it's too late. Humans (Women) spend a big chunk of their lives trying to be the next Victoria Secret model.

It's not good enough. It's always; you're too skinny, to thick, to curvy, to much make up- too little make up. Always be yourself- oh, not too much yourself. You don't own your body- you need to own yourself but on our terms and conditions.

It's always your too masculine; you can't be intune with your emotions because it's not manly enough. Cold, heartless, you just don't care- you never understand others thoughts and feelings. Having emotions and compassion- you cant have that, that's too feminine.

You are told you need to a man or else no one will want you. That's the part that gets you to the point no one wants you. Taken that in a literal sense meaning forgetting others are also human and treating others less then human- slaves for your needs- that's something you've been taught since at a young age.

Girls are taught from a young age that you are to serve others- that's it. Your whole purpose is to just serve others. You shall have no personality besides the personality your husband gives you.

Boys are taught from a young age that everything will be fine and everything is at your feet; because you'll have someone- a servent to do your wash, your cooking and cleaning. So, become whatever you want.

But things are changing- no one knows how to cope with it. Women are fighting to no longer be servants- Men don't understand how to serve on there own without someone else keeping agendas for them and taking care of their needs and wants.

April showers bring May flowers.

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About the Creator

Jen Phillips

Having a creative imagination has no limitations. My favourite past time is just dumping all my thoughts on to paper and seeing where it goes.

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