If I Was A Man
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Tattoos? Not a chance.
Can you imagine the weird glance
I’ll receive from future employers?
Dad once said “tattoos will destroy her” -
Her, being me.
Me, being too naive to see.
If only i was a gentleman.
“Dad, I think I like this guy.”
“Oh do you? Nice try.”
“But dad, I really do like this guy.”
“You will not be with him, say your goodbye.”
“But why, Dad? Why?”
“Because, I deny.
You must learn how to protect yourself from this guy.”
“Why can’t this guy learn not to take advantage?”
“Because, He’s a man. That’s you’re disadvantage.”
If only I was a man.
“Daddy, I think I want to pierce my ears”
“No, not for a few years.”
“Why, Daddy? Why?”
“Because.” he said with a sigh.
He has no reason, it’s her body
But no was the answer, and so she cried.
If only I was a guy
“Daddy, do you like this dress? It shows off my shape!”
“Are you kidding me? You’re asking for rape.”
“But Daddy, how am I asking?”
“By showing off your body that you should be masking.”
“But-“ she cried before she could finish her sentence,
“Because.” He said. “You are not a man’s toy.”
If only I was a boy.
So, she sat in her room with her journal and a razor,
Maybe next time he could learn to praise her.
But no, she is a girl
Growing up in a fucked up world.
But now she is not a girl at all
She’s taken her ultimate fall
No longer a woman, not even a man
A short life set free
If only I wasn’t me.
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t-kaur84@hotmail.com
8 years ago
Accepting
not appreciating your identity
makes one want to be another
Attempting to alter destiny
giving yourself a cover
you are never who you want to be
nor do you accept reality
living in deception
You attempt to fool others
Correction
you are the only believer
Only you are the casualty
of your own deceit
fooling oneself
was never clever
have you never felt
It would be better
if you just accepted yourself
let others think how they want
say what they like
You are no longer their victim
time is the witness
Their thoughts are their offense
their words their felony
their actions are their sentences
Imprisoned for life
Or just until they learn to confess
and accept who you are
and how you progress.