We digress
From friendship into silence
The ceasefire whose very existence we ignored
Broken by ominous sounds in the distance
I thought you saw me as one of the human race
Not an enemy combatant
Or worse, perhaps as a tame member of my sex
Smart enough to see that what you know is true
I was no spy in your camp
But I cannot pretend --
I knew from the start that this point was where we'd clash
The mistake you made is to imagine
That I am a warrior for my sex and not
The same as I thought you
One who fights not the circumstances
But the hatred at its heart
Fear is my enemy, not men
If I want to break women from their chains
Believe this --
That I see the shackles that bind you to history as well
You and the unfortunate of your sex
You ask me
What gives me the right to impose my beliefs?
But I say
What I offer is an escape from fear
What the emancipated do beyond the wire is up to them
But to show a way through slavery to hope
Is that not your aim as well?
We come at the objective from different angles
Let's attack it together
Emancipate humanity
Because I cannot be a party to the demonizing of your sex or mine
You should have had more care
Speaking to one of the last friendly envoys
As if she were a Quisling or a tamed pet
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