Respect

Well you had better respect me

Or you won’t hear the end of my attempts to educate you,

that I am equal

You may repeat something you’ve heard

Like ‘ we are all droplets making up the ocean.’

But do you really feel that?

And while we may all be equal

The sea foam is a different part of the wave

To the rest

So, you had better respect me

For my similarities and my differences

And for the fact that I let you into my intimate world

When so many I could not.

And I know about the secrets you share with your own gender only

When you thought I could not hear or understand

I heard and understood

And I saw what you did

And what you lost

Now your hunting days are over

And I should leave the past behind

But only if my name is cleared

And I am recognised as equal

And truly respected

And I always see through the empty placations

That you say without research

So search

And you will find the reasons to respect me

That are just overwhelming with plentitude

(C) 2021 Jayne McClure