This is Where it Starts

When I was younger I thought it was funny that I had to keep my shirt on


because I mean really
 was there ever anything under that shirt except skin

just the same

But mama said "no hon" No we don't do that in public
 No matter how hot it is



And the sun kept burning and I looked so pretty
 doing cartwheels in my dress

I never thought it was funny when I'd hang upside-down on the monkey bars 
in my pretty dress

Because the sun kept shining And I was just playing


And in the end it's all skin




What is the difference between elbows and ankles
 and the part that we keep hidden?

we call them our privates
and don't talk about it; 
little secrets between our legs


and someone says "penis"
 everyone's giggle, 
and we're

not the Same


When we'd talk about movies--
me and my girl friends--
suddenly it was all about abs


Taylor Lautner or Robert?
 Dempsey's so steamy
 And I gotta think


that there's more to love
 than ripped arms and a six pack


I think Marilyn's pretty
, and Audrey is gorgeous
, the Glee guys are only a meh


and when no one believed me
 when I said I had no crush, 
I thought there might be something wrong


and that's when it struck me, when I imagined my future, 
I was always married to a girl

Not the Same