You
Dear men
Men of the street
I am not the object of your desire
I am not the fulfilment of your fantasy
Your horniness does not resonate with me
Dear men
Look within
My dress is not there to lure you into something
It is just beautiful
A fabric made of the Earth
Wrapped on a body
Made of the Earth
Beautiful like a flower
Purity in essence
Dear men
Look within
Fulfill your emptiness with kindness
Go inward
Do not project it outwards
Release us from your yearning
Your longing for attention
Your longing for love
Your longing for touch
Will continue to haunt you
Mercilessly
Endlessly
There will be no salvation
If we continue like this
We are not here to seduce you
We came to Love
We know that you are lonely
Yet the way you treat us
The ways in which you are trying to connect
Will only make us feel further way
Will only drive us further apart
Will only cause more pain
Dear men
Men of the street
Heal yourself
As long as you treat me as your prey
I will treat you as my enemy
I will protect myself
I will shout back at you
I will say
NO
I will say, write and speak
Respect my autonomy
Respect my boundaries
Respect my ways
Let me walk the streets in safety
A pure being on her way somewhere
Nothing to do with you
The moment you stop yearning
The moment you go inwards
You will notice that the emptiness
The well within you
Can be filled with authentic love
True love
Dear men
Men of the street
I am waiting patiently
For that twinkle in your eyes
To come back
Dear men
Men of the street
I am waiting patiently
For respect to arise in you once again
For your words to become loving again
For your wish for me to feel safe again
For your actions to become true to your Heart
Until then
We will remain
at war
Written by Joanna
April 24 2020, Amsterdam
In this Reality 
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