Lawmakers and citizens alike

Tell me what should and should not 

Be done to my body.

Standards are warped

And vary across the board.

 

Do not tattooo yourself;

Men think that is trashy.

Do not be a prude;

Nobody likes a tease.

Do not sleep around;

You will be undesirable.

 

Little does society know

That I do not dress or act

To appease the opposite sex.

 

Abortion means I'm a murderer.

Welfare means I'm a bad mother.

Housewifery makes me lazy,

And working full time means I neglect family.

While rape will always be my fault.

 

In a country that is founded on freedom

And the freedom to choose,

Why is my right to choose what happens to me

Gift wrapped and handed to legislators?