Tuesday, 16 February 2021

It's Not About Men

the price women pay for beauty, 
sometimes, is just way too steep
she wakes up early, without make up 
and her husband does not notice 
unless the difference is too stark 

she fixes her acrylic nails by the salon 
a mix of blue, and other colors 
a man can never tell apart
why is she fixing talons?
is she an eagle, fixing her hunting tools?

and, one time, because you had never met 
you offered a qualified opinion 
"no man cares about these things." 
and she gingerly answers 
"it's never about men
it's because I like it." 

may be the price of beauty 
just as steep as it may be
has never been all about men 
it is about the women, of course 
whichever way you interpret it 

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