Aurora Magazine 2018

Ashes

C H E Y A N N E M A D D O X ‘ 1 7

I’m done being the nice girl. The good girl. The compliant girl.

I won’t smile at your sexist jokes, Nervously avoiding eye contact, Hoping you’ll pick up on my Blatant disinterest. I won’t show you respect. You’ve done nothing to deserve it. I’m not your eye candy; Your ‘hot piece,’ Yours. Don’t tell me to smile. Don’t tell me I’m pretty. Don’t tell me it’s a compliment. Anger, Blood, and fire run through my veins. I will ruin you with a crimson red smile and a dainty laugh. Gone is the quiet girl. Gone is the girl who made nice.

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