A Woman

You are a woman

And that means

You are gravel beneath that

Business man's feet

That means

You are the wind in their

Slicked back hair;

Unwanted until they need

That next dose of Ecstasy

You are a woman

And that means

You walk a big faster at night,

Even when the streets

And pubs And headlights

And blinding to your sight

That means

Your male

Coworkers

Relatives

And friends sometimes

Look at you

As if their stomachs are that

Of a starving wolf's

As if what you hold between

Your legs

Is the only thing that

Can sate them

That means

Your male

Coworkers

Relatives

And friends sometimes

Talk to you

As if they are actors

In a pornography film

As if you

Are only useful for

One thing

That means

Your male

Coworkers

Relatives

And friends sometimes

Touch you

As if they are a Burglar

And you are the

Jewelry

But you are a woman.