a collection of thoughts. |
Pull down your skirt Pull up your top Push down your socks Wear mascara, wear eyeliner, that stuff is hot Wear small earrings Don’t wear hoops Don’t wear vests, or crop tops You look far to masculine in a suit Take off your makeup Don’t cake your face Don’t pose like that Don’t drink that, I think its laced Don’t go out too late Don’t walk out on your own Carry keys between your fingers Act like you are on the phone To your boyfriend. Right? Because a man saves the day And if a man is in involved The perverts go away And if you meet a nice boy Then other creeps won’t look twice And he can fix broken things You can make the house look nice. But why are we solving This misogynistic attack By focusing on girls And the virtues they lack. Rather than telling little boys Hitting is not okay And girls don’t run like girls Whatever their t-shirt quotes might say. And why are girl’s toys Exclusive to just pink And feminine, and gentle Things not requiring them to think Whilst boys contain action And fighting, and blue And putting together chemicals Solving ‘murderous’ clues. So I merely suggest That we begin from the start Teach boys to be gentle Embrace music, dance and art Allow boys to cry Allows boys to explore Princess dresses and tiaras Soften the hyper-masculine core Then teach girls to be strong Play with mud and dirt Maybe they’ll learn to care less about their hair And the brand of their shirt If maybe we start here Then in 20 years time Better adults emerge Who have learnt to be kind. |