Patiently Waiting

We put in long hours everyday. This job ain't not game. We put in overtime if we have to, with no questions asked, doing it because we have to and we want to. Some people have careers. Some have jobs, part time night shift and day shift. Some are unemployed and have government assistance. Then there are the hard workers, who like me, climb the corporate ladder, not because we have to, because we want to. Because we want more than what we have now. I mean, you don't put in those long hours for nothing right? But people do, and still in the end receive nothing. These are the people who come in the a.m. from working a long night shift, only to be sent back to their beds with no pay, no benefit. Why do people do this? They do it because they want more. Welcome to the beginning of a relationship.

The amount of work women do for men is over the top, and though thousands of years have passed, we still cannot tell you why we do all this for the man we like/love. Women attempt desperately to climb that corporate ladder going from night shift, praying they'll end up fully employed. That's every woman dream, lowkey. Don't believe those women who say fuck niggas. They want one too for themselves.

Now to be honest, I'm old school. My mother's from the country of Jamaica so yes I was taught the old country ways, and I don't complain when it comes to take care of a man. Shoot. I can take care of myself, so I see no problem with playing the boo role. Just as long as with all these hours I put it, that I'm guaranteed a promotion. But this is where my question lies. Why is it that we as women have to wait for the man to decide what we are as a couple. Why can't I be the one to say , nah, you just boo, or yes, we go out. And I'm sure even after all these years that have passed, we women haven't come up with an answer to that also.

And so we wait, and wait, ever so patiently, believing that, yes, I will get promoted to a higher level, a higher status. And for many, that is a long wait. Women wait months and years after they already put out till they passed out, and haven't even gotten a raise. So why bother ladies? Why put up with the put out. Why not just step out and move on. We don't need to have the man control what goes on and who has say. Forget about climbing the corporate ladder. Be an entrepreneur. Create your own business. Create jobs for those looking. Don't be the dog strung on a leash waiting for his master to unleash him. Unleash yourself. Be ambitious, be strong, and be a respected woman.

If you think I'm easily influenced, you are easily mistaken - Toni