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Dear Misogynist
Poetry

Dear Misogynist

Bymegan.benninger August 29, 2020July 20, 2021

“We’re the same,”
You claim,
“No privilege in this game”
Humility is your middle name.
Yet you hold
That God has different ”roles”
For our souls—
Yours to lead,
Mine to follow.
I swallowed
Your hollow
Theory for a bit… Read the rest

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Hands
Poetry

Hands

Bymegan.benninger July 8, 2020July 20, 2021
by Megan Benninger
*CW: sexual abuse
There is blood on your hands, hands that took what they wanted,
Spread her legs, grabbed her breasts, broke her heart.
Said you’re sorry, of course.
Spent some time behind bars.
She forgave you,
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Church is the Thing with Friendship
Poetry

Church is the Thing with Friendship

Bymegan.benninger March 9, 2020July 20, 2021

Insomniac poetry. (Yes, I know I have a ways to go. And YES I know all churches aren’t bad and NO I don’t think everyone should stop going to church. This is just my personal experience, it’s my therapy, so

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When Church Hurts
Poetry

When Church Hurts

Bymegan.benninger February 5, 2020July 20, 2021
by Megan Benninger
                                         *
Straw men in pulpits weave yarns of conviction
That blind me and bind me into humble submission.
Are these narratives authored in naivety?
Or willfully conceived and designed to deceive?
Realities, world views that seem so
… Read the rest

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The List
Poetry

The List

Bymegan.benninger January 30, 2020July 20, 2021
by Megan Benninger

Dear SBC,
Christa’s called for 15 years
Through shattered heart and angry tears
To have a list
With your assist
To save the little lambs.
Though she persists
You still dismiss

Her simple clear request.

So since
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Egalikus: Egalitarian Haikus
Poetry

Egalikus: Egalitarian Haikus

Bymegan.benninger January 26, 2020July 20, 2021

By Megan Benninger

In His own image,
God created them to rule—
Male and female BOTH.
(Genesis 1:27-28)

…
A royal priesthood,
Jesus, only, mediates.
No patriarchy!
(1 Timothy 2:5)

…
Boys are not better.
Slave … Read the rest

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Patriarchy Malarkey
Poetry

Patriarchy Malarkey

Bymegan.benninger October 2, 2019October 30, 2022

More insomniac poetry by yours truly:

Patriarchy Malarkey
by Megan Benninger

Life was grand
With my band of
Likeminded sisters.
We homemade and mothered
And remained under cover
Of headship.
An umbrella they’d tell us,
For our safety and joy,… Read the rest

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Baptist Cult-ure
Poetry

Baptist Cult-ure

Bymegan.benninger August 23, 2019July 20, 2021

A little late night PTSD poetry:

Baptist Cult-ure
by Megan Benninger

My voice, my light,
It’s your kryptonite.
You love the dark,
You love your privacy.
Tell them not to gossip,
Don’t destroy unity,
One-on-one meetings,
“Follow Matthew 18.”
Your … Read the rest

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My Husband Told Me So (An  original  verse of wisdom by Megan)
Poetry

My Husband Told Me So (An  original  verse of wisdom by Megan)

Bymegan.benninger May 23, 2016July 20, 2021

Once upon a time my Facebook feed was filled with many

Pretty pics of family and witty memes aplenty.

But then I shared a point of view that set my friends afire;

I hardly could conceive the controversy that transpired.… Read the rest

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