happy pill

choke

I don't want to be a palpable woman

I want you to

choke

on my thoughts

because they're important

and deserve time to go down

slowly

and digest in your system

before you spit back at me

that I'm bossy

and sassy

and moody

and just a girl

in a corporate office

younger than you

yet excelling in everything I touch

I hate that I'm hated for being strong and

confident

I don't fish for compliments

or flatter my boss into liking me

by pretending to like her

I won't make myself easy to swallow