The trigger

I absolutely adore

when i'm told

by a well meaning colleague

to smile more.

My happiness knows no bounds,

when an XY chromosome repeats

my exact words, adding a few more pounds 

at huddles and meets.

I absolutely love it but my heart begins to smolder

when i'm relegated to "feminine tasks"

and they take off the the "manly responsibilities",

off my delicate shoulders.

I absolutely love it.

Coz these telling signs,

Alert me to work harder

To fix up my environment,

to reach a place smarter

I can't begin to thank

those who alert me thus

that i need to run

run as fast as i can

away from pigeon brains

because hey it can cause cancer

cancer to sanity

and make life darker. 

So while you snidely rebuke me,

let me get busy fixing my sun

and while you ride dirty in the dark,

and be a master of none.