they called me
aggressive
tactless
angry
sensitive
critical
judgmental
they were small men
with small minds
living small lives
hoping nobody would notice
just how insignificant they were
amidst the mountain of my capability
the wave of my possibilities
and when I had finished building their empires
they smudged my name from their history books
they hung my bounty poster at the entrances to their kingdoms
"pay no mind
to the woman
behind the man
behind the curtain..."
their followers say
"we've done all we can to muzzle her
and she still won't shut up."
they were small men
with small minds
living small lives
hoping nobody would notice
just how insignificant they were
amidst the mountain of my capability
the wave of my possibilities
love love LOVE.