Woman

Even the word itself

Isn’t really her own

Instead it is rooted in the importance of man

comprised of wo and man

How can she feel important

How can she feel safe

How can she feel equal

When everything embedded in society is designed to make her feel less?

When the word woman

Is nothing more than two letters added on to the all-important man

The very word that describes what she is

Is not hers, it’s his