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To be a woman means to hold the sharp edge of the blade

To live within the cut of consequence, both earned and unjust 

To be a woman means to bleed first and save the self last 

To protect while remaining an open door 

To be a woman means to hold the knife's edge at the throat of oneself 

To sever before anyone else dares to rescind what’s owed

To be a woman means to be the wound and the balm

To be both savior and martyr