TWERK! TWERK! TWERK!

It is degradation that leads to victimization.

Twerk! Twerk! Twerk!
Do it on the floor and off the door
Shake that pound of flesh
Men will cat-call for some more

Degrade your inner worth
Lie to yourself that it’s just a game
Twerk it, shake it, smack it
Be a bouncing tail without a name

Face book Mike says your bootylicious
You get 2 minutes of social fame
As this Pedophile clicks and ogles
At the teenage idiot without a brain

Remove your worth of being a woman
Forget the battles your matriarchs won
The right to be treated as a person
Not a piece of flesh for someone's son

You say:
It's just a little bit of twerking!
Stop being serious, have some fun!
I am too young for this to matter
My life has just begun!

That is the argument of the masses
No one sees the oncoming storm
We don't see the sexual perverts
Your bit of twerking spurs along

Rapes are steadily increasing
Child assaults are on the rise
Pedophiles inspired to misadventure
Lusting after your twerking thighs

You can no longer claim ignorance
You are aware of this foolish fate
If you choose to remain lascivious
You can no longer claim it's a mistake

Look at those 5 year old babies
Look at the innocence we corrupt
She is a victim of your feigned ignorance
Is her worth just a jiggling butt?

So Twerk! Twerk! Twerk!
On the floor and off the wall
Shake that pound of flesh
Let your worth and dignity fall!

© 2013 Eddie Phillips

Author's Note

I had to use a picture. Sadly it is what it takes to elicit a response and get people to read. In a world where women want to be treated equally this is a set back. It is not empowerment. It is degradation that leads to victimization. I hate to write that but it is a truth. The poem speaks for itself!

Reviews

[1]

Wow! Very well penned, fellow Coloradan! You're correct; the poem DOES speak for itself and is VERY powerful, I might add. Thanks for sharing truth and consequences...............

[Zackery Hernandez]

I love this poem. Let it open minds.

[Frieda P]

You should send this to Miley, she started this Twerk trend me thinks...good read Eddie, you always nail these social commentaries....carry on!

[Rita L. Sev]

What a sad state of affairs... I have to agree with you, Eddie - this behavior is degrading, to everyone. No one is taught the importance of maintaining dignity. A well-written commentary.

[Zackery Alan Daley]

The confusion between s**t and feminist is a thin line these days...that is only a façade of feminism. True women reciprocate as an equal.