by Julia Griffin

“Group of women asks US supreme court to overturn topless sunbathing ban”
—The Guardian

Bathing without our tops on
Is simply a woman’s right.
It’s nothing to call the cops on;
No need for distress or fright.

To tan like a man, or more so,
Is something our sex has earned—
This law’s like a too-browned torso:
Time it was overturned.