Friday, March 8, 2013

Freedom


I’m a woman. 
I’m also me. 
I have my weaknesses. 
I have my strengths. 
I have a history, and a shared history. 
So do you. 
I don’t feel weak because I’m a woman. 
I feel weak because there are some things that make me feel vulnerable. 
Just like you sometimes do. 
I don’t feel strong because I’m a woman. 
I feel strong because there are some things that make me feel powerful. 
Just like you sometimes do. 
Today, I’m not a woman because of a list of personality traits that I may or may not have. 
Today, I’m not a woman because I can have a baby, there are women who can’t. 
Today, I’m not a woman because I have breasts and a vagina, there are women who don’t.

Today- I’m a woman because I want to be one.