Double Standards
I stopped making sexual jokes
Long ago to avoid other’s anger,
And to act more appropriate.
No one gets upset
When women make sexual jokes.
If I say anything about them
Being inappropriate,
They call me a prude.
It’s best if I never say anything.
No More
We have a disease
In our world –
An epidemic,
A crisis,
A virus
That needs to be
Removed
What is it?
Men –
Specifically
The vulgar men
The selfish men
The insecure men
The predator men
And the behavior
They encourage
It takes a
Village
We all
Must work
To teach
Our youth
To avoid
This behavior
No more –
Creepy stares
Crude comments
No more –
Groping or touching
Without consent
Without permission
No more –
Respect –
Consent –
It’s okay to say
No –
We must teach
Our youth
Stop –
Kill the disease
From the poetry collection Men Are Garbage.
James Pack 