jane doe collection.
jane doe.
we learned how not to become her.
watch your drink.
don't walk alone.
share your location.
text me when you get home.
check the backseat.
stay together.
don't make him angry.
be aware of your surroundings.
we learned the rules
so early
they stopped feeling
like rules.
they became things
women just knew.
things we reminded
each other to do.
things we taught
the girls coming after us.
all in the name
of keeping women safe.
we learned
how not to become her.
maybe the question
was never what else
women needed to learn.
maybe the question is
what are we teaching men?
choose how you carry it
sweatshirt
a quiet way to carry the words.