They call me crazy
Flippant words tumble from
Sleazy, smiling mouths
The best antidote to crazy is quiet
They say
Silence in the form of submission
Crazy is defiance
Is sense of self
I am crazy
Snarling
Angry all the time
I'm on fire
Drowning in the flames
Crazy when I disagree
Hysterical when I cry
Insane when I yell
When I fight back
They threaten to lock me away
Like it's the late 1800
Where I'd be strapped down
Quieted
Forcibly calmed by the doctors urges
Soaked in cold water until I'm shivering
Shaking so hard I can't speak
Drugged into compliance
This is my history
As woman
As Loud
As Crazy
They say insane
But mean control
They say quiet
But mean compliant
I say freedom!
Hysterical Woman
They reply
Be quiet
Or be crazy
