my dad used to wake me up at 6 a.m. every day on the dot but it didn’t
every day on the dot but it didn’t
every day on the dot but it didn’t matter anyways I was still gonna be late
matter anyways I was still gonna be late
matter anyways I was still gonna be late I’m still doing my brows I mean it has
I’m still doing my brows I mean it has
I’m still doing my brows I mean it has to be fleek for a reason right oh don’t
to be fleek for a reason right oh don’t
to be fleek for a reason right oh don’t forget you got a son snapchat streaks to
forget you got a son snapchat streaks to
forget you got a son snapchat streaks to our friends you open it okie which
our friends you open it okie which
our friends you open it okie which filter should we use does that make me
filter should we use does that make me
filter should we use does that make me look fat that makes me look fat oh hey
look fat that makes me look fat oh hey
look fat that makes me look fat oh hey flower crown to make us look slimmer he
flower crown to make us look slimmer he
flower crown to make us look slimmer he got it
got it
got it I saw something yummy it’s coming from
I saw something yummy it’s coming from
I saw something yummy it’s coming from the kitchen
the kitchen
the kitchen my mom made fried rice my mom made
my mom made fried rice my mom made
my mom made fried rice my mom made french toast and then I remember how
french toast and then I remember how
french toast and then I remember how disgusting my stomach looks sorry mom
disgusting my stomach looks sorry mom
disgusting my stomach looks sorry mom can eat I’m late I sit in the car and I
can eat I’m late I sit in the car and I
can eat I’m late I sit in the car and I look at the sky I’m reminded of
look at the sky I’m reminded of
look at the sky I’m reminded of something people used to tell me don’t
something people used to tell me don’t
something people used to tell me don’t look at the Sun it might blind you but
look at the Sun it might blind you but
look at the Sun it might blind you but we were never told to stop looking at
we were never told to stop looking at
we were never told to stop looking at the glassy burning pages of magazines
the glassy burning pages of magazines
the glassy burning pages of magazines once with robots on the cover and these
once with robots on the cover and these
once with robots on the cover and these robots only vaguely resembled myself and
robots only vaguely resembled myself and
robots only vaguely resembled myself and these robots stood high much higher than
these robots stood high much higher than
these robots stood high much higher than the Sun I was always told to avoid the
the Sun I was always told to avoid the
the Sun I was always told to avoid the Sun and outdoor sports like maybe soccer
Sun and outdoor sports like maybe soccer
Sun and outdoor sports like maybe soccer cuz sometimes they’d say oh honey look
cuz sometimes they’d say oh honey look
cuz sometimes they’d say oh honey look at your skin it’s getting so dark now
at your skin it’s getting so dark now
at your skin it’s getting so dark now and those freckles are starting to
and those freckles are starting to
and those freckles are starting to appear on your face but it’s not like
appear on your face but it’s not like
appear on your face but it’s not like some whitening cream can’t fix that
some whitening cream can’t fix that
some whitening cream can’t fix that right or maybe they’ll point out your
right or maybe they’ll point out your
right or maybe they’ll point out your thighs and your cows they’re so big and
thighs and your cows they’re so big and
thighs and your cows they’re so big and muscular I mean I guess soccer is just
muscular I mean I guess soccer is just
muscular I mean I guess soccer is just way too masculine for me but we were
way too masculine for me but we were
way too masculine for me but we were never told to avoid picking at the
never told to avoid picking at the
never told to avoid picking at the imperfections that littered our bodies
imperfections that littered our bodies
imperfections that littered our bodies this
this
this this is what I would tell my daughter I
this is what I would tell my daughter I
this is what I would tell my daughter I would tell my daughter that she can play
would tell my daughter that she can play
would tell my daughter that she can play any sports she wants that getting muddy
any sports she wants that getting muddy
any sports she wants that getting muddy does not make her less of a woman than
does not make her less of a woman than
does not make her less of a woman than she already is and it’s not about being
she already is and it’s not about being
she already is and it’s not about being burnt by the Sun it’s being kissed by it
burnt by the Sun it’s being kissed by it
burnt by the Sun it’s being kissed by it and it’s about being strong and healthy
and it’s about being strong and healthy
and it’s about being strong and healthy and I hope she never feels that she
and I hope she never feels that she
and I hope she never feels that she needs to hide her thighs her cow was her
needs to hide her thighs her cow was her
needs to hide her thighs her cow was her arms and her chest just because people
arms and her chest just because people
arms and her chest just because people don’t like the way it stretches fabric
don’t like the way it stretches fabric
don’t like the way it stretches fabric if I had a daughter I would tell her
if I had a daughter I would tell her
if I had a daughter I would tell her that she can look in the mirror and see
that she can look in the mirror and see
that she can look in the mirror and see whoever she wants to see whether it is a
whoever she wants to see whether it is a
whoever she wants to see whether it is a princess or the President or a dentist
princess or the President or a dentist
princess or the President or a dentist she can be who she wants to be she
she can be who she wants to be she
she can be who she wants to be she should not limit herself to a 2d
should not limit herself to a 2d
should not limit herself to a 2d blueprint of who she is because when she
blueprint of who she is because when she
blueprint of who she is because when she does all we’ll be able to see is a flat
does all we’ll be able to see is a flat
does all we’ll be able to see is a flat plain when we cannot stand on or float
plain when we cannot stand on or float
plain when we cannot stand on or float above and all we’ll be able to see his
above and all we’ll be able to see his
above and all we’ll be able to see his curves and bumps me from hands on a
curves and bumps me from hands on a
curves and bumps me from hands on a computer there is dirt on her skin that
computer there is dirt on her skin that
computer there is dirt on her skin that we cannot brush off and the moment she
we cannot brush off and the moment she
we cannot brush off and the moment she finds out there is no tool in the world
finds out there is no tool in the world
finds out there is no tool in the world that can cover up her flaws she’ll come
that can cover up her flaws she’ll come
that can cover up her flaws she’ll come to me crying and I will say that’s not
to me crying and I will say that’s not
to me crying and I will say that’s not the problem
the problem
the problem sit still they say as they pulled my
sit still they say as they pulled my
sit still they say as they pulled my hair and pounded paint on my face
hair and pounded paint on my face
hair and pounded paint on my face sit still just like a mannequin so that
sit still just like a mannequin so that
sit still just like a mannequin so that any type of clothes can be put on me so
any type of clothes can be put on me so
any type of clothes can be put on me so when they ask you why you did it
when they ask you why you did it
when they ask you why you did it you can tell them that I provoked you
you can tell them that I provoked you
you can tell them that I provoked you that I was asking for it
that I was asking for it
that I was asking for it oh but would you prefer more lifeless
oh but would you prefer more lifeless
oh but would you prefer more lifeless things that were tailored for pleasure
things that were tailored for pleasure
things that were tailored for pleasure and play so I guess when I’m pinned down
and play so I guess when I’m pinned down
and play so I guess when I’m pinned down still and lifeless I’ll just be as good
still and lifeless I’ll just be as good
still and lifeless I’ll just be as good there is a disease spreading and it
there is a disease spreading and it
there is a disease spreading and it cannot be stopped
cannot be stopped
cannot be stopped it is deadlier than the Black Death and
it is deadlier than the Black Death and
it is deadlier than the Black Death and faster than the flu it is the disease
faster than the flu it is the disease
faster than the flu it is the disease that seeps into our minds and make us do
that seeps into our minds and make us do
that seeps into our minds and make us do weird things to our bodies poking and
weird things to our bodies poking and
weird things to our bodies poking and prodding like we are
prodding like we are
prodding like we are to ourselves trying to make a version of
to ourselves trying to make a version of
to ourselves trying to make a version of ourselves that is remotely presentable
ourselves that is remotely presentable
ourselves that is remotely presentable and as she comes home to me and I see
and as she comes home to me and I see
and as she comes home to me and I see her muddy cleats and those tears on her
her muddy cleats and those tears on her
her muddy cleats and those tears on her Jersey and I see the bruises on her legs
Jersey and I see the bruises on her legs
Jersey and I see the bruises on her legs I’ll tell her that go take a shower I’ll
I’ll tell her that go take a shower I’ll
I’ll tell her that go take a shower I’ll sue back the tears on your clothes and
sue back the tears on your clothes and
sue back the tears on your clothes and I’ll give you the bandages that you need
I’ll give you the bandages that you need
I’ll give you the bandages that you need but she then gives me an apologetic
but she then gives me an apologetic
but she then gives me an apologetic smile and I say honey you don’t have to
smile and I say honey you don’t have to
smile and I say honey you don’t have to be sorry because we need to understand
be sorry because we need to understand
be sorry because we need to understand that those type of bruises are the only
that those type of bruises are the only
that those type of bruises are the only kinds acceptable to appear on her skin
kinds acceptable to appear on her skin
kinds acceptable to appear on her skin not from the actions of so-called love
not from the actions of so-called love
not from the actions of so-called love with no consents because no means no and
with no consents because no means no and
with no consents because no means no and one day we will all wear a body suit it
one day we will all wear a body suit it
one day we will all wear a body suit it will be made out of newspaper clippings
will be made out of newspaper clippings
will be made out of newspaper clippings about how to lose 40 kg in a week or any
about how to lose 40 kg in a week or any
about how to lose 40 kg in a week or any padding’s from the new Burger Kings ad
padding’s from the new Burger Kings ad
padding’s from the new Burger Kings ad for your 7 inch sub leggings that have
for your 7 inch sub leggings that have
for your 7 inch sub leggings that have written on them the law that menstrual
written on them the law that menstrual
written on them the law that menstrual products are still considered luxury
products are still considered luxury
products are still considered luxury items and shoes that make me the
items and shoes that make me the
items and shoes that make me the acceptable height to dance with boys and
acceptable height to dance with boys and
acceptable height to dance with boys and it is hard it is hard to be surrounded
it is hard it is hard to be surrounded
it is hard it is hard to be surrounded by such suffocating costume one we have
by such suffocating costume one we have
by such suffocating costume one we have no control over and one day when she is
no control over and one day when she is
no control over and one day when she is finally my age the world would have made
finally my age the world would have made
finally my age the world would have made documentaries about how stupid we all
documentaries about how stupid we all
documentaries about how stupid we all were she would have to see a girl
were she would have to see a girl
were she would have to see a girl starving herself looking the exact
starving herself looking the exact
starving herself looking the exact opposite of human and asked me this
opposite of human and asked me this
opposite of human and asked me this existed and she would look at a woman in
existed and she would look at a woman in
existed and she would look at a woman in court being told that whoops her top was
court being told that whoops her top was
court being told that whoops her top was way too low so he will not go to prison
way too low so he will not go to prison
way too low so he will not go to prison and she will see creams that get rid of
and she will see creams that get rid of
and she will see creams that get rid of stretch marks and
stretch marks and
stretch marks and ask me how do you use this why would you
ask me how do you use this why would you
ask me how do you use this why would you use this what is this and me I’ll laugh
use this what is this and me I’ll laugh
use this what is this and me I’ll laugh in response because how do you explain
in response because how do you explain
in response because how do you explain mass destruction and I hope and she’s my
mass destruction and I hope and she’s my
mass destruction and I hope and she’s my age
age
age she’ll strive for quality education and
she’ll strive for quality education and
she’ll strive for quality education and gets hired knowing that she’ll earn the
gets hired knowing that she’ll earn the
gets hired knowing that she’ll earn the same amount of money as her male
same amount of money as her male
same amount of money as her male co-workers will without her boss
co-workers will without her boss
co-workers will without her boss sexualizing her in any way or are even
sexualizing her in any way or are even
sexualizing her in any way or are even better become the bus without glares and
better become the bus without glares and
better become the bus without glares and skepticism from other people and her
skepticism from other people and her
skepticism from other people and her employees questioning whether she is fit
employees questioning whether she is fit
employees questioning whether she is fit for such a position in the hierarchy
for such a position in the hierarchy
for such a position in the hierarchy because for those women who start off as
because for those women who start off as
because for those women who start off as ambitious as men are experiencing that
ambitious as men are experiencing that
ambitious as men are experiencing that their efforts are eroding as time goes
their efforts are eroding as time goes
their efforts are eroding as time goes on and I hope one day when she grows to
on and I hope one day when she grows to
on and I hope one day when she grows to be so beautiful she’ll understand that
be so beautiful she’ll understand that
be so beautiful she’ll understand that marriage is not an act of submission to
marriage is not an act of submission to
marriage is not an act of submission to a husband and she does have the right to
a husband and she does have the right to
a husband and she does have the right to aspire to her goals as she’s raising a
aspire to her goals as she’s raising a
aspire to her goals as she’s raising a family of her own what if we were told
family of her own what if we were told
family of her own what if we were told what we will tell her would it make a
what we will tell her would it make a
what we will tell her would it make a difference would it have changed me
difference would it have changed me
difference would it have changed me would it force them to transform it does
would it force them to transform it does
would it force them to transform it does us no good to dwell on the what-ifs only
us no good to dwell on the what-ifs only
us no good to dwell on the what-ifs only on what to do yet as we are speaking our
on what to do yet as we are speaking our
on what to do yet as we are speaking our rage and singing our song and in writing
rage and singing our song and in writing
rage and singing our song and in writing our poems we can’t help but wonder what
our poems we can’t help but wonder what
our poems we can’t help but wonder what if we even installed different
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