Not All Men
A poem about #NotAllMen
#NotAllMen would let me pass
unmolested, sound and safe
or cross the road to ease my mind
show they’re not a risk of rape
#NotAllMen would listen to
our tales of violence and assault
with empathy, sincerity
tell us that it’s not our fault
#NotAllMen would never touch
unless they knew they had consent
respect the boundaries we set
with genuine benign intent
#NotAllMen will join our voices
calling out what has to stop
without taking personal offence
and lashing out in angry strop
#NotAllMen walked on the moon
invented lightbulbs or the trains
but it’s ok to say “men” did that –
apparently it’s not the same.