I rebel
Stop telling me what to do
I rebel
Stop tampering with my paperwork
I rebel
Stop.
Stop calling me a cunt, a prostitute
I rebel
Stop forcing me into your box
I rebel
Stop talking to me condescendingly
I rebel
Stop.
Stop bugging me
Stop asking me to do shit for free
Stop asking me to pay to be your token Indian
Stop.
Leave me alone
You’re a woman in my grad school cohort, why are you trying to drag me down?
Leave me alone
You’re a man I briefly met at a bar, why are you talking to me this way?
Leave me alone
You’re a non-profit getting bank, why do you think you can capitalize off of my story, my identity, my intellectual content?
Leave me alone
I, rebel
Will hold steadfast and rise up
I, rebel
Will resist the established patriarchy
I, rebel
Will subvert and uphold the laws of rebellion
The more you force
The more I rebel
The more I become a rebel
You’d be better off
If you’d just leave me alone
