Whats Your Poison Slam

Let me begin by saying
Personally i am Pro-Choice
Its your life live it as you see fit

Who am I to tell you what to do ?

So what I am about to say 
I know in reality is hypocritical 
And only a personal opinion
Make of it what you will

Everyone has and is entitled to their own opinion

But for me I wish more than anything 
Children would be allowed to be Children

My heart sinks when I see young Girl's 
Caked in make-up , fake tan dressed up
Going to School

The fact that children are being told
Sex and gender is a choice 
And children are expressing their sexual preference 
When they shouldn't even know anything about sex
Let alone express a preference 

If you are old enough cast your mind back
And ask yourselves this question 
Were you worried about any of this
Or just having fun playing and growing up
With your friends 

Life is full of choices
But Nature and Natural order should not be 1 of them 
How the hell is a child to know what he or she wants 
When they are 10

What kind of mixed signals are we teaching young girl's 
If we dress them up telling them beauty is a path
Then expect them to be well adjusted and aspirational 

Teach acceptance 
And beauty can't be painted on
And that a Daughter 
Is equal to a Son

Come on People
If we want to be equal
Then let children be children
And stop telling them what they can and can't do

They can make their own choices 
When they are old and wise enough
When they are done playing
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Allison Avatar
October 19, 2018 at 1:36 PM
Wise words indeed Chris been watching a drama on a schoolchild wanting to be the opposite sex, its compelling viewing as we had 3 transgender pupils at the school I worked at and its becoming more and more accepted. Powerfully penned my friend:-) hugs Jan xx
Allison Avatar
October 20, 2018 at 5:01 PM
I don't have any answers to it Chris - the bizarre thing about one of the transgender students was he was an identical twin - now he is transitioning into a female! hugs jan xx
Flaherty Avatar
October 19, 2018 at 7:57 PM
For me the question is this Jan How on earth do kids of a certain age know what the hell sex and gender is all about ??? Who and What the hell are people telling and teaching Kids ??? Very Sad Bad indictment of our Times
Flaherty Avatar
October 19, 2018 at 7:48 PM
You had 3 you say so you are obviously speaking from experience. Im not Religious so use the term Nature instead but some things must be sacristan. Sex Gender Color for me at least is not a choice
Flaherty Avatar
October 19, 2018 at 7:41 PM
Cheers Jan my friend This poem is actually about the TV program your talking about. Maybe I am an old fuddy duddy but I can't quite get my head around the subject
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