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Pussy Pass~ By Allie Marini Batts

7/25/2013

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She just got a pussy pass, he said, because
no guy could have gotten away with that

so it’s a pussy pass to defend ourselves
from legislation passed against our bodies

in a world where the bright futures of rapists
are grieved by news anchors at six o’clock sharp

and those who stand against injustice
risk weightier punishment

than the men
who think women

are just getting a pussy pass
for not being willing to fuck

every man who thinks sex is a gumball that’s owed to them
after putting two nice-guy coins into the girl-machine

if it’s a pussy pass to fight back
I’m going swipe the whole pad and forge your fucking signature

so I can finally walk the halls when I want to
and feel safe

*This piece was created as a part of Accents Publication's Lexington Poetry Project, a poem-a-day challenge during the month of June that involved over 50 poets creating new work daily.


Author Bio:
Allie Marini Batts is an MFA candidate at Antioch University of Los Angeles, meaning she can explain deconstructionism, but cannot perform simple math. Her work has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. Her chapbook, "You Might Curse Before You Bless" was published in 2013 by ELJ Publications, and her second chapbook, "Unmade & Other Poems," is forthcoming from Beautysleep Press. Find her on the web: https://www.facebook.com/AllieMariniBatts?ref=hl or https://www.facebook.com/YouMightCurseBeforeYouBless
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