The masculine polarity is lorded
In my mind.
The feminine principle is subjugated.
Am I a man or a woman?
I deem certain characteristics
As female attributes. Certain others,
I assign to the realms of the male.
Am I a woman or a man?
I raise my children
To view the world as I do,
They believe nearly all I taught.
Are they male or female?
My thoughts are riddled with bias
And unconscious design,
A rigorous conditioning.
Am I female or male?
I am a part of society,
Constructing the ‘how is’
In my action and inaction.
Am I masculine or feminine?
Am I a woman or a man,
A man or a woman,
A female or a male,
A male or female?
Am I jointly responsible?
Am I equally responsible?
Am I free of constraint
Or bonded to the ideas I believe?
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