Layla Riley-Hill Poet Free verse

Dr evil

Dr j marion sims
The 'so-called' father of gynecology 
Built of the lie of ethics
Built from harvested black bodies
No permission, just 'science'
An excuse just to abuse black women -
Treated as 'experiments'
To him we were never human beings
Just a new toy to play with
No anaesthesia, just pain
His work wasn't revolutionary - it was just inhumane 

Does he really deserve the honour of being labelled as a 'father' -
When behind closed doors he abused his 'children' who gave him that name
Pushed them out of the door
Then slammed it in their face 
No thank you, no gratitude, no rewards
Just a lifetime of scars and trauma
Treated like a disgrace 
Treated the enslaved as if they weren't apart of the human race

They didn't just invade our lands -
They colonised our bodies
Dissected us like a scientific study
No consent, no permission 
Just a scalpel to cut our skin
Not even out of curiosity 
Just to beat the 'competition'

He was known as the father of gynecology 
But in reality -
Many of us will see him as the father of stolen autonomy 
Treating our bodies like property 
Studying us as if he were learning archaeology

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