A Confident Woman Poem by John Sensele

A confident woman cares little about a boyfriend's wallet
Which macho men have used as a mallet
To rattle and trample on women's dignity
With animosity, pomposity, vanity and impunity.

A confident woman carves for herself a niche
To signify her status as lady dearer than a radish
On a gigolo's palate or a macho man's plate
Which the man manipulates into a hustle hotplate.

A confident woman earns a living, breaking the glass ceiling
Because the lady comfortable in her skin cares little for bling
Which adds little sapience or evidence on the fence
Between perseverance, confidence and substance.

A confident woman worries not whether she dons a wig on her head
Or cuts her hair short with no cotton thread
Nor excessive makeup or accessories
Because her stronger personality commands greater presence than toiletries.