daddy issues
they laugh
a chorus of men
making excuses
for men
wounded men
lost boys
but excuses
excuses
excuses
for men
all the same
when she puts out
‘too soon’
minimise her needs
reduce her to shame
daddy issues
they smirk
a chorus of men
and women
making excuses
for men
resentful men
injured boys
but excuses
excuses
excuses
for men
all the same
when she waits and you sigh:
‘relax, you’re so uptight’
minimise her needs
reduce her to shame
daddy issues
we joke
our chorus of men
and women
and girls
and boys
making excuses
for men
unconscious men
sad men
but excuses
excuses
excuses
for men
all the same
when she stays
when she leaves
when she reveals
when she hides
when she ‘runs cold’
when she cries
daddy issues
with a roll of our eyes
daddy issues
easy dismissal
of wants and desires
daddy issues
to dehumanise
daddy issues
we cry
when we’re too afraid
to cast our gaze inside:
scared to find
a lazy label
condemning her
suffocating her -
and her right to decide
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