Everyone wants a strong woman
until she actually stands up,
flexes her muscles,
projects her voice
Suddenly, she is too much.
She has forgotten her place.
You love those women
as ideas, as fantasies
Not as breathing, living humans
threatening to be even better
than you could ever be.
- Ari Eastman
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Under The Milky Way. 💫
PoetryUh some quotes and shit??? {Credit goes to owners, as said.}
