Shackled, silenced, stigmatised
Moulded, conditioned, accustomed, trained
Ideology or social arrangementÂ
An oft-repeated script, a familiar refrain
Glorified, objectified, othered
Glass-cliffed, placed on a pedestal
Bossy-bitchy-pushy-domineering
Saint-martyr-maternal-malleableÂ
Seen not heard
Chaste, modest, torchbearer of virtueÂ
Upholder of honour Â
Or a commodity devalued
Irrelevant, invisible, on the shelfÂ
Or in the first flush of youth
Stepping up? Speaking out?
Who바카라™d believe the truth?
Taunts, jeers, ridicule, judgement
The shame, the blame
Gold-digger, power hungry
Greedy for fifteen minutes of fameÂ
Perhaps, in time, they바카라™d fade
Losses, lumps, bruises, pains
But for the infinity mirrorsÂ
Scars, bumps, aches, veins
Constructed and deconstructedÂ
Fear, violence, threats, manipulation
Tools of control
Oppression, exploitation, subjugation
Double standards and social sanctions
For compliance with norms
Maintenance of hierarchies
In any shape or form
