"inferiority"
i am just
merely a doll
on display.
people look at me
only to gaze
with cold fierce eyes.
as a slave to
social standards,
i mustn't do anything
deemed "unladylike"
i hold no political office,
no property,
no liberty,
no rights.
none at all.
i am merely a woman.
a pawn in the chess game,
the fragile,
genteel,
helpless one,
that is unable
to stand alone.
i am only good for marriage,
housework,
needlepoint,
and to raise a family.
love is what
matters most to me.
the surrogate mother
to everyone
and everything.
sending only the care
that a woman can give.