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THE MANY SHADES OF JORGE GONZALEZ
   
POETRY
the many shades of george gonzalez
''And I Will Rape Your Rights Away''
Written by George Gonzalez

Goodbye Lady Cyan,
I was the only one to know who you were.
And what you did for this place.
And for the people that you loved.

But I am,
I am sorry to say that I have failed you.
I am now very much a part of this patriarchy.

This misogyny that has given me everything,
Every right I could ever ask for.
To give those you loved what is theirs,
Is to give up my pornography and politics.

And that is why I,
I will rape your rights away.
And you,
You will have no choice.
So die,
Die and do what is.
What is expected of a woman.

Because,
Because religion has taught us time and time again,
That intelligence is not to be desired.
Logic is not to be practiced.
And common sense is to be erased.

So when you say goodnight to yet another day,
You can all sleep soundly knowing.
Knowing, you’ll never really win.

And that is because I,
I have raped your rights away.
And you,
You will have no choice.

Because we,
We the unintelligent majority under God,
Believe that women should continue,
Continue to accept the oppression we have given them.

So I,
I will rape your rights away.
And you,
You will have no choice.

And I,
I will rape your rights away.
And you,
You will have no choice.
You will have no choice.
You will have no choice.

Goodbye, Lady Cyan.

Poem © George Gonzalez
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