Anti-Feminist Traits: Breaking the Cycle
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 14 years.
Believed that it was okay to be strong and vulnerable at same time
Doesn't have to be one or the other in order to be a woman
Taught from the history books of strong defined women
Who broke down barriers in society for their gender
Obtaining rights so that they no longer have to hide
Behind their parents or a husband in order to be established
Able to be a separate individual and still make an impact
Beyond being a homemaker and child bearer
Women so much more than just the sums of those parts
Can hold down a job, drive a car and pay the bills
Misguided society bigwigs who believe that was a mistake
Cringing at the idea of putting women back in the kitchen
Not on the front lines of anything society had to offer
Unfair practice that some old school traditionalists still trying
To no avail thankfully, Gloria Steinem wouldn't allow it
Desire to go backwards to the days of the caveman not appealing
Tired of the generic argument of wanting to go back to the good old days
Those days are dead and buried along with those worn out apron strings
Given mixed messages on how a woman should behave
Or express their emotions without being too over the top
Another misconceived stereotype from Hollywood
Written by a misguided man trying to sell movie tickets
About a woman scorned in the matter of love and heartbreak
Fed up with having to be a certain way to satisfy the masses
Check off certain boxes in order to be a proper woman
Avoid showing this and that on certain occasions
Can't keep up with all the guidelines magazines offered
On how to cross and uncross your legs when deemed appropriate
Understanding the stigma of being overly feminine
As if it was a set of exposed wires corroding under the elements
Don't criticize before knowing all the facts of this case
Strength and vulnerability can go hand in hand
One doesn't have to supersede the other
Not a sign of weakness to allow yourself to cry when needed
Provided a release for pent up emotions unable to get out otherwise
Determined to find inner power and harness it for constructive purposes
Instead of tearing apart the foundation that was laid down 36 years ago
Won't let anyone, anything or any rule defeat this lady warrior
Possible to color inside and outside the lines in the art of life
Hearts can get broken, but everything goes back together with time
Heals all wounds and makes everything seem different
For better or worse.