The Right To Be Me
I am a girl and I have no right to be me,
They keep details of who I am,
Of, who I should be
And how far I should go with my career,
I should never grow tall or remain short,
Just be somewhere in the middle,
And their expectations met in me.
I am a girl and I have no right to be me,
I never notice how beautiful my brain is,
Sometimes I forget I have one,
And concentrate on my external appearance.
I give my best smile to get into a public office,
A really good shot to make it in life,
And sleep with my boss to get a promotion.
I am a girl and I have no right to be me,
The length of my skirt is set by people around me,
That stunning mini makes me a ****
And my long denim is very old fashioned.
I dress modestly to secure a good job,
Keep fly to maintain my job,
And I’m guilty rape with what I wear.
I am a girl and I have no right to be me,
I’m bad wife because I work to make ends meet,
A crappy homemaker when my marriage fails,
And I attract wife battery with my flimsy opinions.
My dignity is compromised if I want a fair trial,
I am scorned when I stand up for us,
And I have to be someone else to get what I want.
If only you let me be myself…
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