She is a Woman

She sat at the edge

Thinking. Thinking about jumping. 

Thinking about taking her own life. 

While she had dignity. 

While she wasn't insecure. 

She was a victim of society. 

Judged. Ordered. Restricted. 

All because of her gender. 

The water stood still before her. 

Deep. A deep blue. Ready to bury her

Her tears fell in, engulfed by the water. 

It sent ripples across the ocean. 

She suddenly questioned her decision. 

She was a woman. Could she be that tear ?

That one drop of water that creates ripples across the world ?

In a world of judgmental, powerful men,

Could she be the change ?

Yes. She could. The ocean won't have her today. 

Because she had a world to change

She is a woman.