For women to run households
And to society
That means total control
No emotion out of place
No dust on the mantel
Perfectly manicured nails
Social media a carefully curated museum
Meant to display only happy
Fake comments like, “You have a beautiful family”
Are the only acceptable response.
To this I say:
Fuck that
I want to see the ugly
The dirt under your fingernails
The imprint of the lego on the ball of your foot
The greasy hair in a messy bun
The endless hours of work to pay the bills
And the countless hours spent driving to sports and daycare and schools
And most importantly
The breakdowns in between all of that
There is beauty in the breakdown
There always has been
Not in curated instagrams
But deep within your madness
No one is inspired
By perfection
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