Being a Girl

being a girl means being sexualized since birth 

girl hood is boys making fun of you because they like you 

it means ur beauty determines your worth 

being a girl means you have to like pink not blue 

it means playing with barbie’s not cars 

girlhood is ur mom saying beauty hurts 

being a girl is catching butterflies in jars   

girlhood is showing off your body

just for male validation 

is is boys calling you a hottie

it all just leads to frustration 

constantly at war with other girls 

shouldn't we be on the same team

sharing tips, makeup and pearls 

this all feels a little extreme 

but hey that's just girlhood

right 

being a girl is doing your makeup

girlhood is wearing dresses and heels

it means thinking about how much space you take up

being a girl is filled with little squeals 

girlhood is painting your nails 

it means curling each others hair 

being a girl is telling ur friends all the details 

girlhood is having to choose the bear 

it means you cant walk home alone

being a girl is having to shove his hands away

girlhood is fearing the unknown 

it means being forced to put yourself on display 

girl hood is easy they say 

but they have not lived through it 

their worth is not based on how much they weigh

their hands never know when to quit 

we fear the majority of men 

because we cant take the chances 

it has happened again and again 

girl hood is being raised

to protect yourself from men 

yet how come they always get praised

but hey that's just being a girl