A Letter to Men

Why is it a man’s place to tell me what to wear?

Why is it a man’s place to tell me how to do my hair?

When did it become okay for a man to run my life?

When did it become okay for me to just become his wife?

 

What about what I want?

Does anyone even care?

But I guess it doesn’t matter,

Because a man is always there.

 

A man is there to do it for me,

Or to tell me what to do.

He’s always there to treat me like a kid without a clue.

 

Because that’s the way it’s always been,

But that’s not how it should stay.

Some people don’t want to speak out,

But this is what I have to say

 

Don’t let him own you.

Be who you are.

Do it for yourself,

And you can go far.

 

Don’t be afraid to fight with him,

To put him in his place.

We may not always win,

But at least be in the race.

 

A woman can do anything,

Anything she wants to try.

So to the man who tried to clip her wings,

Watch this woman fly.

 

To the man who held her down

And stomped on all her dreams,

Your plan to hold her back is ripping at the seams.

 

We are all human beings,

So stop acting like you’re better.

We all want love and acceptance.

That’s why I wrote this letter.

 

So to the men who still think they should always come out on top,

The women are rising up,

and we don’t plan to stop.

 

We aren’t looking to run the world.

We don’t even want to fight.

All we want is a fighting chance,

To do what we know is right.

 

We want to feel empowered,

Like we matter,

Like you care.

We don’t want to be told what to do, who to love, or what to wear.

 

Stop looking at us like were weak,

Like we can’t because were less.

The worlds already crazy.

Let’s face it, it’s a mess.

 

But if you had the chance to change it,

Would you do your best?

You can start by treating us as your equal,

And we can do the rest. 

Author's Note

Please comment any thoughts you have about it. Thank you!

Reviews

[Tony Jordan]

I think the 33 views and no comments are all men - afraid to open their traps. No, no - strike that, I'm kidding CNP.

Seriously I think you are on the money. Times are changing for women. They have a long way to go to gain total equality - a loooong way unfortunately. There are some men who will never get used to the idea. Having Irish roots we were one of the first people to have women chieftains and warrior queens but the Irish these days are just as misogynistic as any race.
If I were 'men' I'd do all that is required but I am but one man.
This is a modern day suffragettes manifesto. Well done writer!!