Idealized Woman

Why are women

Supposed to 

           cower

Before man’s expectations?

Why do we

          succumb

To their 

            pathetic

Opinions?

We are treated like clay

We let them

            change us to fit their mold

            shifting 

Our personalities

Into a mold of their idealized woman

Until we don’t recognize ourselves anymore

The worst part is 

They don’t even know

That their actions are

            wrong

They were taught to be 

            dominant

We weren’t taught to

            fight

We suffer

From their lack of

            care

For our mental health

We’re

            drowning

In a sea of their

            disrespect

For everything we do

They don’t realize

How much

            power

They have over us

They make their 

            critiques

On our bodies

We adapt

To their 

            ‘needs’

Why are women

Supposed to

            cower

Before man’s expectations?

Why do we

            succumb

To their

            pathetic

Opinions?

Why do we let them 

Put us through

            hell

Just to fulfill

Their 

            desires

Of an

            idealized

Woman?

-Lucy Danto