Dress Code
The dress code states:
Girls may not wear shirts without sleeves
Girls may not wear shorts that do not extend past the fingertip length
Girls may not have shirts that dip down the width of her hand from her neck.
That boys may wear whatever they want so long as it isn’t obscene
“Why all these restrictions on girls”, I ask?
“Because it distracts the boys”, they respond
For what are we but a society
Told that it is the woman’s responsibility to act and dress
So the boys don’t have to control their behavior
For everyone knows that if a man harasses a women
She must have done something wrong
She wore to much makeup - tramp
She wasn’t wearing enough clothing - tease
She isn’t as pure as fresh fallen snow - whore
She was drunk - irresponsible
But what about the boy’s?
For if he wrongs her and she fights back
The world cries out it is an outrage
That the boy did no wrong
We must teach our boys
To become men
Men who realize
Their actions have consequences
Let’s start teaching these boys
In the most appropriate of places
School
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