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Burning Cold
Ice
It’s cold
But this is what I trained for
To live and work in the arctic lands
To help in the fight against climate change
To watch the stillness of the water wash up on shores of icebergs in our part of the atlantic
but the deep hard truth awaited me under the calm surface
a fight that rages on, unspoken of, and allowed so freely to happen
No Right to protect the body that carries me in this climate, a body meant to help
I have to worry about my protection against my teammates, colleagues, trusted people
I have to swallow the words of protest as He barges into my room without a sound
I have to limp my way from dorm to dorm to find a safe place for me to sleep at night
this haven of help has turned into the Purge with no places to hide, no places to run
Men see Weakness, Men see Prey, there aren't any bushes to hide in. We Just Wait.
to speak is to forfeit my job, my PhD, my opportunities in this world
to speak up is to Surrender away the hardwork and hand it over
to them we are Disposable, Replaceable, and Worthless
a good to be acquired and Thrown Away after use
preaches of diversity, equity, and inclusion
only for me to be here as A Prop for Him
a Side Activity he can choose to Use
I was Raped in the workplace
no one batted an eye
“it’s normal here”
so He wins
Again
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This piece is meant to make people uncomfortable. To bring awareness to the problem women face in the work place, it's meant to be raw and alarming because that's how this feels.