Short forms
Maxime
SEX WORKER
Deep within myself, I have no doubt
That feminism brought me to sex work.
That I’m a sex worker who consents to what she’s doing.
That the hardest part of my job isn’t even related to the work itself:
The stigma, the shame, the contempt & the rejection. The ignorance & the judgment
From my own mother.
People don’t understand, or simply refuse to believe
That women’s genitals are not weak.
That women’s genitals belong to women.
I use my body as I see fit
With men who benefit from the services I choose to offer
Whenever and however I want.
I am a sex worker
Feminist, honest & proud.
TIGER
In dark rooms
Where all criticisms emerge
The not enoughs and the too-much-this-too-much-that
Hidden in the bra of a girl high on coke
The roaring tigress
The very one responsible for your insomnia
The tigress of doubt
Chewing on my bones
Stunts my growth
I wish us all the opposite of a tiger
SEX WORKER
Deep within myself, I have no doubt
That feminism brought me to sex work.
That I’m a sex worker who consents to what she’s doing.
That the hardest part of my job isn’t even related to the work itself:
The stigma, the shame, the contempt & the rejection. The ignorance & the judgment
From my own mother.
People don’t understand, or simply refuse to believe
That women’s genitals are not weak.
That women’s genitals belong to women.
I use my body as I see fit
With men who benefit from the services I choose to offer
Whenever and however I want.
I am a sex worker
Feminist, honest & proud.
