These so called ‘nice guys’
Powerful, yet watching the status quo kill
Numbed by the anticipation of when
They get to do and undo as they please too
Not a ‘peep’ till it’s time to spew inoffensives:
“Not all men!” or “It is what it is” or “Let things run their course”
Then they retreat. Having held court for the only image worth protecting
Policing language, but not what it points to
Good deed done for the day
Bashful yet amicable, they take silent notes
Of the ways they will flex their turn to “be a man”
Refusing to take a stand now
Lest the standard changes before they get their go
Quietly keeping score when
They didn’t cop a feel, or put something in your drink
So they can have a number
For how many times you should be grateful
For how much you owe them, and for how nice they are
The first to slink away from ‘good-trouble’, and brush it off
When impressing their puppy-dog positivity
Recalling “better times” as though the current pain
Is just because you don’t remember
Malcom called them the consummate moderates;
Fence warmers, recovering from frequent fits of blind muteness
At least the bad guys have a hazard sign
Them? They cloak with sweetness even as they devote their every fiber
To maintaining the current ‘order’ over justice, at your expense
So nice guys can finish last until they believe women
Become true allies and speak up in the face of injustice
Overtly reject the entitlement to women’s time, bodies and space
Use their privilege to uproot the misogynistic status quo
Stop policing language, and start policing the wrong
Instead of bidding their time to get to do the same
Otherwise, spare me the BS ‘nice guy’ act
Because you were never nice for me
Dedicated to all the ‘nice guys’
By Anonymous
Nwaami 
Abi? This is true of many guys… They think because they didn’t beat you black and blue, but they only cheated and treated you like crap, they deserve an award.
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