Eye to Eye
We stand eye to eye
And yet are not equal
I see a person
You see a body
Nothing here is yours
So why do I feel hunted?
Change the laws
Make shiny plastic signs
That declare
False realities
Of some utopia
Where I am seen as a person
Where my gender does not equate to my worth
But these written words
Do not match those which are spoken
Or the way you look at me
Like I am worthless
So I’ll wait
And we’ll continue to wait
Until I’m not stripped down bare by your glance
Until we stand eye to eye
And are equal
