Something isn’t right here – Candice Louisa Daquin

As a woman, you’re taught
To speak frankly, but not too loud
Consequences for girls are worse
So I learned
To whisper in a roar
And when I cried, I showed nobody
Using the tears as fertilizer
For my wild garden
I am not a person who believes cruel answers anything
why ruin someone just because you can? As a punchline?
once I was called ‘too nice’ and I am often referred to as ‘sweet’
which are probably both gentle character assassinations
I admit it is not so great being a gentle soul, because people admire
bitches, sarcasm, sass, verve (is that still a word?), spite, caustic(ism) and other
signs someone is strong, because if you are cruel
you are seen as hip in this society
even my neighbor likes it when we shoot the shit and she gets that
glassy-eyed affection for tearing people down and asks me all…
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Lee Dunn has been writing since the age of 18, but found that work got in the way for the ensuing 48 years. In his home town of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he reveled in his independence at an early age, and spent as much time as he could exploring the city’s Arts scene. He was introduced to poetry and prose by the works of two literary giants, namely J.R.R. Tolkien and J.W. Lennon and thence fell in love with the written word. His work includes poetry, short fiction, and personal essays, and ranges in theme from the surreal to the horrific, nostalgic, and themes on the human condition. He has been published on Spillwords.com, The Dark Poets Club, Journal of Undiscovered Poets, Crepe & Penn Literary magazine, and the Shelburne Free Press.