I'm not going to try to write like her
even though I want to say what she said
but I want the words to leave my throat
I want the glory and I want the gold
I need her spirit and her resolve
but I'm too scared and too pretentious
too dumb to be poetic
too self-righteous to be stark
because it's always too vague or too cheesy
if I get too close, it's too on the nose
but if I say it outright it's exploitative
but not when she says it
not when I listen to her
I wish I was bold and I wish I was brash
so I'll take her words
and stuff them down my throat
