invisible woman

Rejection! Rejection at every turn!

Not a single action

Followed by a thank you

                                A well done

I am invisible

                                Unneeded

If I slide into that shadow there

It will swallow me whole

And you won’t notice my absence

Long enough to think even of dancing on my grave

Reviews

[redalia]

hey, i'm not gonna lie, you might be my favorite writer here. this is short but so powerful, and you used the simplest language! the spacing almost works like punctuation. i love how "i am invisible" is right in the middle of the poem and it sticks out perfectly. nice title, too, it makes feminist criticism possible (i don't know why i thought of that). love it!

[ashkat]

well, I'm not sure what to say! thank you so much - we are basically fan-girling each other here aren't we?!

It's interesting the feminist perspective you picked out. I (along with a lot of the female/non binary male world) am in the midst of a gender existential, gender political warzone... it seems to permeate everything. Even subconsciously.

Perhaps the reason I'm invisible is internalised misogyny? I'm blending into the wall because that is my place, as a woman...

Also, I'm working in a reeeeeeallly male dominated environment in a new role and the toxic masculinity is PALPABLE.

thanks for the thoughtful feedback x

[redalia]

seems like we do!
i do think it might be internalized misogyny, especially if you are really questioning your place in a male dominated work place. maybe you can keep discovering that in your writing, i look forward to what will come next!