Inconvenient Woman

Inconvenient Woman

I am an Inconvenient Woman.

I am

Intelligent,

Outspoken,

Opinionated,

Bold,

In control,

Assertive,

Free spirited,

Creative,

Compassionate,

Kind,

Free thinking,

Unrestrained,

Submissive

And servile

To no one.

I am sweet--

But don't cross me.

I am beautiful--

But flatter my mind.

I am kind-hearted--

But don't box me in.

I am open-minded--

But don't talk down to me.

I am capable--

Do not underestimate

My ability

Or

My resolve

To do your job--

A man's job--

As good as,

Or better than,

You,

My man.

When you call,

Do not ask

To speak

To the man

Of the house--

I do not answer to him.

I answer only to myself.

I rely upon no one--

I walk alone.

But I do not mind

A little company

From time to time.

But do not think you can control me.

I am inconvenient

Because I will not

Coddle you,

Or put up with your shit,

Accommodate you

When unnecessary,

Or appease you

When it does not

Suit me.

I have a mind

And a heart

And a spirit

That is all

My own.

If you cannot handle this,

Do not come along

For the journey.

All will end

In bitterness

And resentment.

I am not a wild pony

Just needing to be tamed.

I am a feral cat!--

You can get me

To come around

And be loving,

But I am

Never truly tamed.

I am always wild

At heart.

I am beautiful,

And I am special,

But I am,

At heart,

Inconvenient.

I will speak my mind--

If you do not wish

To hear my thoughts

And opinions,

Do not ask for them.

Otherwise,

I'll assume

That you care.

I will not be silent--

Even if you think

I should.

Silence

Is for

The spineless.

I will stand up for myself--

So don't pick a fight.

I might be more

Than you can handle.

I am slow to burn

My long fuse,

But once I fire off--

Prepare for an explosion

Magnitude 10.0.

I am intelligent--

I have thoughts,

Dreams,

And ideas

That have

Serious weight

And merit

Of their own,

So don't 

Talk down

To me.

I am inconvenient because

I am 

Unapologetically,

Unabashedly,

Unflinchingly

Me--

And you cannot--

Will not--

Change me.

I do not care

What you think--

I am not ashamed

To be me,

Even if

I am an

Inconvenient Woman.