Good Women Still Exist

I am drowning in my thoughts

About the kind of woman I should be,

When I live in a society that encourages me

To hide my flaws and my imperfections;

Disguise them as something else more appealing

In order to be seen.

Good women still exist

Behind all of the scars, tears, and bruises,

But, we're labelled as aggressive instead of a woman who chooses,

To be assertive,

And refuses being called emotional by a man who uses any excuse just to lose his

cool.

They say a good woman should be godly; righteous, fair, and just

But am I not a good woman If I stray away from God

To adjust,

The lens through which I now view the world?

Society make things so hard

For a woman like you, like me, like her

That we forget that we have to do our part

And be consistent in the way in which we view ourselves.

Good women still exist

We stand tall and walk in confidence

For some people that might be an intimidating stance

But do we miss out on the chance,

To advocate for all the good women out there

Who give first to themselves

Self-love, self-care, and respect

Because expecting to be cared for and loved, especially by the opposite sex,

For some of us

May have long been a dream that may never come true.

Many of us have had children out of wedlock,

Some of us, may have even danced in a nightclub to earn a quick buck

Tell me,

How does any of that change who we are inside?

Unless you're listening to a man whose mad he couldn't go for a ride,

On your feelings, to deepen your insecurities,

Because as soon as we realize past experiences don't change the fact that we are good women because;

Good women still exist

We've levelled the playing field

And now everything society has told us

is dismissed.

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