Marge Piercy

The woman in the sexual harassment

suit should be a virgin

who attended church every Sunday,

only ten thousand miles on her

back and forth to the pew.

Her immaculate house is

bleached with chlorine tears.

The woman in the sexual harassment

suit should never have known

a man other than her father

who kissed her only on the cheek, and the minister

who patted her head

with his gloves on.

The woman in the sexual harassment

suit is visited by female

angels only, has a platinum

hymen protected by Brinks,

is white of course as unpainted

plaster, naturally blonde

and speaks only English.

The woman in the sexual harassment

suit wears white cotton blouses

buttoned to the throat, small

pearl clip-on earings,

grey or blue suits and one

inch heels with nylons.

Her mails and lips are pink.

If you are other than we have

described above, please do

not bother to complain.

You are not a lady.

We cannot help you

A woman like you simply

cannot be harassed.
 

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