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As the Fearless Girl braves the world We watch as grown men come unfurled We see their insecurity And sexual immaturity A peeing dog to fight their battle Afraid to sit upon the saddle Of the Charging “Bull” of masculinity Fear her fierce femininity For only a girl Can show the world Man’s true asininity! I wrote this poem in response to reading these stories about the Fearless Girl statue. The peeing dog gave me the push to sit down and write “Fearless Girl”:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/12/charging-bull-sculptor-says-fearless-girl-distorts-his-art-hes-fighting-back/?utm_term=.2248d0cd9375 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/man-humps-fearless-girl-statue_us_58c4a268e4b0d1078ca72c93 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/30/statue-peeing-dog-appears-next-fearless-girl-statue-nyc/355289001/
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Poetry by: AsherahAlthough she was selectively edited out of the Bible two thousand years ago, she raises her voice for women today in hopes of a better tomorrow, as she makes waves of change, one poem at a time. Archives
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