SUGAR AND SPICE
(an ode to strong women)
They taught us that we had to look pretty
That we had to be gentle, accepting and nice
Not too bold
Not too contrary
Made of sugar and spice
But when I was soft and gentle
I was so gluttonously devoured
By jackals who seemed to prefer me
Meek
Obliging
Unempowered
So I changed the thematic
And broke every rule in this game
Now I have tea parties with lions
While wolves holler my name
~Nirvashnee Naidu
Flowers of the Earth
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