Don’t ask me how I am
unless you are prepared
to hear the voices of
Women
Oppressed
Nearly one in four women in the United States (23.7%) will have an abortion by age 45
To see the fury
in the eyes of many
Eyes locked on something
that is inherently
Ours
Don’t ask me how I am
unless you can withstand the marching
of thousands of feet
Stamping our presence into Mother Earth
because only she understands
653 reported Women’s Marches occurred on January 21, 2017
Don’t ask me how I am
and then shout “women matter”
and “we don’t see race”
when my sisters are dying
African-American women experience three times higher maternal death rate than white women
Don’t ask me how I am
until you understand that
a choice is the difference between
Life
and
Death
African-American women account for 30% of all abortions, a percentage four times higher than that of white women
That we, women, plural
are the only ones who can decide
Who can change
Who can speak
99% of all sexually active women use birth control at some point—to prevent pregnancies, plan their lives or to treat medical conditions
Don’t ask me how I am
until you shed sacred blood
A vilified blood oath, a connection
To give life
and to only be controlled by those to whom
it belongs
Don’t ask me how I am
unless you are prepared
to recognize all
Women
To not ignore those in need
for the favor of those nearest
African-American women have higher rates of unintended pregnancy, which results from similar disparities in access to and effective use of contraceptives
Don’t ask me how I am
until there is no longer
A reason to ask
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