Just Another Human

Not a thing to be possessed
Nor, on the flip side, protected...
I am not a belonging.

Not to be ashamed of
Nor, on the flip side, be proud of...
Not to be judged.

Not to be held captive
Nor, on the flip side, be given freedom...
Not to be owned.

Not to be stared at
Nor, on the flip side, be ignored...
Not an object.

Not to be handed over
Nor, on the flip side, be kept...
Not a burden.

Not to be suspected
Nor be considered inconsequential...
Not a fool.

Not to be put on a pedestal
Nor, on the flip side, smashed to pieces...
Not a trophy.

Not an object, a fool, a burden, or a trophy
I am a woman
And like you, just 

another human.