Feminism
When I was small
My favorite color was blue
It was my first day
Of kindergarten
Proud to announce it
Only to realize
That blue
Was a "boy color"
The girls told me that
Just like their mothers
Told them the genders
Corresponding with colors...
But this is not about colors
This is about how
Each unshaved hair on my leg
Or shaved hair on yours
Is your choice, not society's
This is about how
Women should be comfortable
In their own skin
This is about how
Each and every girl
Should be able to feel
Comfortable
In public
Without a mask of makeup
Hiding their natural skin
We are facing society
Head on
Wether it has open arms for us
Or not
No longer do we care
About what society thinks of us
We are the rejects of middle school
We have broken out
Of our boxes
And traveled beyond the shelves
And do you know what we found?
An entire nation
Of diverse
Intelligent
Women
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