Aristocracy

I am not a woman who was made for man.
Not carefully grown or dutifully kept,
            not dutifully kept like those who were bred.
            Who whispered so as not to shout,
who whispered so they would not disturb man.
My voice echoed off the classroom walls when I spoke.
            I spoke with my echoes, for no one else would.
On rare occasion was I seen clearly.
On common occasion was I seen barely.
Never did they dare touch the thought of me;
The thought of me was but a nightmare.
            Ladies did not wish to taint themselves with me.
Ladies did not wish to scare off men, like me.
For I am not a woman who was made for man.

Vivian Wright is a 19 year old English Education student at Misericordia University.