Left Hand

They want you quiet,obedient.

Minding your manners.

Remembering your place.

They lie if they tell you different.

They are the boss, the commanders.

The proprietor of the estate.

You will never work as hard as they do.

Their job is always more demanding.

Yours is just a hobby to pass the time.

If they tell you different, it’s to pacify you.

It’s beneath them to be understanding.

You will never be an equal in their mind.

To them you are inferior, weak.

To them you are not special.

They do not care about you.

You are not worth their time or energy.

You are a burden, a let down.

You’re “in a pinch she’ll do”.

You just exist.

Present in a world that isn’t a gift to you.

You’re just a face in a crowd.

You could disappear and not be missed.

This should be something you’re used to.

Being without the right, no power, no clout.

They have the upper hand.

Rights given to them by majority vote.

They get to be who they choose.

Say or do what they please, without remand.

This should be something you already know.

Something you should be accustomed to.

The deck is stacked against you.

The rules are set in stone.

This is the law of the land.

If they tell you different, it’s not the truth.

Swallow your nerve, bite your tongue.

Or…..

Be a rebel and take back your left hand.