Opinion

Opinion written by Whitney Curtis, Williston Central School

She was told to blend in,
to never show off.

“Women should be seen and not heard” 
or maybe not seen either;

She was told to be smart, 
but of course, not too smart.
you must not scare them away.

Certainly, I am uncertain about more things than I am certain.

But that does not mean there are no things of which I’m certain. 

This is what I know to be undeniably true:  

1. No matter how much I wait or how much help I receive I still have to save myself.

2. Nobody will ever truly know me as well as I do.

Why should anyone alive today actually care about climate change? 

This is a sentiment held by many people, even if they do not realize it. 

Women’s bodies are not yours for the taking

Not your land that’s up for sale

Not your home to destroy

Not your food to fill your belly

Take your greed elsewhere please

I’ve never enjoyed the feeling of being sick to your stomach on a fair ride. Maybe I just don’t have the iron-willed intestines that all of my friends seem to have, because I get sick from going on the teacups at a normal speed.

There is a web and it holds us. 

Pieces come apart so we help rebuild it. 

We are a species that has forgotten our place on the web, so the earth reminds us. 

ARE YOU AWAKE YET?