Dear society

Dear society,

 

How are you doing today?

What do you have in store for me now?

Anything new you'd like to say?

Any more shame you'd like to give?

Any knowledge you'd like to keep?

Any more lips you'd like to shut?

Any more minds you'd like to twist?

 

Answer me!

If u don't mind my asking,

If it's not considered disrespectful,

Answer me!

And don't you dare claim I am false.

 

Didn't you tell me to hate my body?

Didn't you tell me to use it?

Didn't you tell me that my only goal should be marriage?

Didn't you tell me to be able to cook?

And dare I ask “or else?”

Didn't you tell me to believe you?

 

“Sit properly, keep your legs crossed,”

“Eat properly, don't eat too much,”

“Lose weight, grow your hair,”

“Be appealing,”

“Wait, not too appealing, don't be a slut.”

 

“You're too weird, you're too boring”

“You're too loud, you're too quiet”

“You're too fat, you're too slim”

Why should I listen?

 Why can't I shout as loud as you do?

How come you're the only one with opinions?

 

And here you are, claiming it's getting better for girls now,

Here you are, telling me I should enjoy it,

Here you are, saying I have my freedom,

When you keep my brain and my lips enslaved.

 

How is that fair? Tell me,

How is that fair to me?

Dear society, why can't you just let me speak?

Dear society, why don't you just let me be?

 

Sincerely,

The girl with a chain on her lips.