the feral woman / aphorisms, prose, and poetry

So often have women been told to subdue their feral natures. Sit pretty and say less; act this way and that or risk being unladylike. Our femininity is putty in the hands of patriarchy, and unless we acknowledge the women inside of us -- the pure, unfiltered, angry creature forced into hiding -- we will be lost.

Embrace the wildness. Embrace the feral woman.