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Polite,
prim,
socially acceptable,
a cardboard cutout,
what a price to pay…
Young, proper,
dumb to the ways of the world,
she believes the image
assumes the role of the successful woman…..
Slowly,
she realizes the bitter truth,
the hidden double standard
the gender lockout
the utter frustration of it all…
“What is wrong with me,
why can’t I make it,
be successful,
I’ve punched all the tickets,
I guess, I’m just not
the successful executive…..
“Lady,
listen not to the world
listen to the harmony in the music
of your spirit,
gather strength in your sisters,
that have climbed that mountain.
experienced self doubt and utter frustration”
Slowly,
suddenly,
she realizes,
she is not alone,
she awakens to a new world
a world without end……
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