YOU KNOW THEM

she could have been born with an X and a Y
and never had to be a vessel for new life
but now they’re forcing her to be a mother and wife
while her rapist walks around living his normal life

grandma looks up at the cross on the wall
thinks it’s destiny, says Jesus saves
Allie has an alien inside
her ambitions, integrity and dignity are going down the drain

and she took some pills and may have died,
but the thing still lingers up inside
and reminds her of the beast she used to love

I wonder
since when should the lump of organic matter
matter
more than a woman you know
your older sister
your teenage daughter
since when should people with no empathy
create and enforce laws like these
and sex ed is not taught properly?
wake the fuck up, please!

Allie had an alien inside
her ambitions, integrity and dignity
have more or less been saved
but she’s bled a lot and may have died
when she stuck a coat hanger inside

I wonder
since when should the lump of organic matter
matter
more than a woman you know
your older sister
your teenage daughter
since when should people with no empathy
create and enforce laws like these
and sex ed is not taught properly?
wake the fuck up, please!

and just in case, she wrote a note
that said: you know me
and at my funeral, please play this song:

sweet home Alabama
sweet home Alabama
where the skies are so blue
and women have no rights to their own bodies
sweet home Alabama...