I Say Sorry

A poem by Hope Cordes, Writer

I want to be passionate, not crazy

I want to be assertive, not entitled

I want to tell, and be believed 

I want you to stop interrupting me 

I want you to care that I’ve studied

I want you to value my input

I want you to understand my frustration

Because when I act like a boy I’m a bitch

And when you bump into me 

I say sorry.