Candy

by Kinara Phillips · 01/04/2026
Published 02/04/2026 03:12

I ache sitting properly

Head high

Back straight

All so some nigga on the bus

Doesn’t see my panties


See I wore this fem

Pink

Mini dress

With the hardest shoes to ever exist


But of course

The nigga on the bus glances to the hem

That part where the fabric ends

And my skin begins


I don’t mind the admiration

But stop glancing

Like I’m a piece of candy

Your mom swatted your hand away

From

That you can finally take a bite out of

#bodily autonomy #entitlement and consumption #femininity and self-expression #objectification #objectification and the male gaze #power dynamics #race and gender in public space #vulnerability

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