but in a good way

the way of being stronger

than they understand

no need for a smile of fear

they smell it

poke the cage hoping

you’ll fall to pieces

or attack and hit the bars

they mistake how far

you can lunge

when you’re free

they mistake your love

for weakness

no worries

they’ll come begging back

it will bore you

I didn’t say

we are a family of bitches

she did

I’m here to claim it

tame women are a lie

they tell you exist

ask yourself why

you believed it