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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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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/24/2016 7:46:00 PM

Nice to see this one again, Debra, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing, hope to see a new one from you again. LOVE LINDA

Debra Mo
Date: 7/14/2016 2:22:00 AM

I will. Thanks for the motivation

Skat A

Date: 1/3/2016 10:47:00 PM

HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK AGAIN

Debra Mo
Date: 1/13/2016 5:23:00 AM

;-)

DM Babbit

Date: 8/23/2015 6:48:00 PM

Nicely done.

Debra Mo
Date: 9/1/2015 2:18:00 AM

thanks Babbit

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/12/2015 12:14:00 AM

Debra, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@

Debra Mo
Date: 8/12/2015 3:46:00 AM

Thanks Linda. there is never a time to be ready. Am ready Always!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/11/2015 3:56:00 AM

- A great poem, well written ! - With smiles and joy I welcome you to P-Soup, Debra :) - Hope you will find this poem page interesting and post many more poems in the future - Have a great experience together here with us in "the poems world" - I wish you every success - // Anne-Lise :)

Debra Mo
Date: 8/12/2015 3:47:00 AM

Thanks Ann-Lise. Hope to experience more on poetrysoup

Skat A

Date: 8/10/2015 6:20:00 PM

Debra, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Debra Mo
Date: 8/12/2015 3:48:00 AM

Thanks SKAT #onit