Dear Girl
Dear Girl
They will be tiring
They will ask you to accumulate layer after layer
As if a snow storm were brewing on the horizon
It will be ninety plus degrees outside but they will accept no excuse
Because your shoulders will be a sin
Dear Girl
They will tell you your body is a temple
They will worship you like hungry, violent zealots at the feet of an Idol
And insist that it is love
They will write the terms and conditions of your worship
And demand you check the box “I have read-“
But they won’t let you read them
They’ll tell you “you wouldn’t have understood”
Dear Girl
They will tell you to compare and to contrast but never to cherish
They will tell you that your beauty is incomparable
Then watch as you strangle your self confidence with the measuring tape
Wrong size
Wrong shape
Wrong color
Wrong religion
Wrong gender
Try again
Dear Girl
They will tell you that no means yes and and it will be your fault
Should’ve wore a longer skirt
Should’ve gone home earlier
Should’ve taken your drink with you
“This is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life”
Dear Girl
They will lock the doors and throwaway the key
Thy will doubt your ability because they won’t trust your fortitude
They will brush off your words because they won’t believe your mind
Dear Girl
They will let you get so close
Success will seem like a glorious reality
But despite your blood, sweat and tears
You will be a girl
Dear Girl
They will want you to think that this is all there is
Please: don’t
Dear Girl
You will be incredible
You will have ideas so vast
The universe will have to expand tenfold in order to store them
The very stars will be in awe of the light of your intelligence
Dear Girl
You will speak words so powerful
They will barrel over the skeptics who presumed you to be less
And you will leave them gaping and stunned
By the sheer volume of your brilliance
Dear Girl
You will run faster
Work harder
Work smarter
Endure longer
Then they ever through was possible
Because your power will be endless and incontestable
Dear Girl
You will have arms so strong
You will be able to lift the heavens above you to accommodate your growth
Bearing the world on your back with an easy resilience that will redefine
What it means to be inspiring
Dear Girl
You will travel distance so far and so wide
The standards of the predefined path will have no authority
The limits of society will have no control
The whims of the past will have no influence
Dear Girl
You will define your beauty
You will command your body
You will demand respect
Dear Girl
You will have a voice so thunderous
You will whisper
And the glass celling will shatter