If 

you are a woman and you say that

you don’t need feminism

you think feminism is the wrong word for feminism

you are perhaps even annoyed by feminism

then

my heart fills with gratefulness

for you are a Victory 

of  feminism 

and you are a Victory

for  feminism.

Yes You–

who stand there so untouched so

ignorant so unapologetically stupid

You are the pinnacle 

of feminism you are its greatest achievement

its shining beacon of hope.

We 

should hold you high above our heads like a trophy

parade you around for everyone to see

So that the millions of women and girls who are still

aborted before they’re born

kept away from schools when they are born

mutilated because they are born

beaten because they like boys

beaten because they like girls

beaten because they want to be boys

married off to grown boys – before they have even grown

breasts

sold, raped, tortured, killed by grown boys and

die in childbirth because they were too young

too poor too hungry too weak who are

told before court that they were asking for it

or even “just” so that those who

make not 79 Cents to the Dollar (White woman)

but 63 Cents to the Dollar (Black woman)

or 59.3 Cents to the Dollar (Hispanic woman)

have experienced any kind of molestation or harassment in their lives

are told that they must have the baby they feel incapable of having

are told that their outrage is hormonal; mustn't be taken seriously

are told they have more than others; what is there to complain about

We should herald you so that all these women know

you are possible – 

in some wondrously remote part of this globe

you miraculously protected thing you

exist

Let them 

feast their eyes on you

they’ll slurp you up like a hot fudge sundae

they’ll never forget how sweet how good how otherworldly 

you tasted.

It’ll give them something

to dream of at night.