Conflicting views have created anomalies within your perceptionYou’ve been pushed this way, that way ever since conception
I’ve watched as you wondered aimless and seeking purpose
You’re afraid and bury all your true thoughts beneath your surface
Society has created roles and forces you to play a part
Now you are caught between listening to them or following your heart
You were raised to believe that a woman belongs in the kitchen and must submit to a man
But the media tells you that you can do everything a man can
And this affects your views on feminism
Wondering if you are in competition with every human being with a stick between their legs
Can you challenge a man without being called bitter or someone filled with hate
Or face the stereotype of being labeled an angry black woman
Or just a woman who doesn’t know her place
On the other side time forces you to run another race
Conceive today or wait till it’s too late
No one asks if you want children or a family
It’s what should be done by a girl raised properly
You are limited in terms of expressing your sexuality
Showing experience and preference is referred to as promiscuity
Boys will be boys and girls are just their toys
Satisfaction shouldn’t be your concern but his
“Don’t forget you have a hand” is the only advice from your peers
You no longer understand what is meant by commitment
You are to believe in love but hear the word “divorce” after every statement
Denied opportunities because of what you are
Paid less, taunted more and held back because of who you are
You graduate and go unappreciated
Instead people care more about who you maybe might have dated
Sisterhood sounds like a myth of yesteryear
Too many females fighting with you and ready to compare
No one is happy and celebrates your victories
All you hear is “what makes her special, who is she”
Community has changed and the world has become its worst
There’s no longer a desire to do good, there’s no longer that thirst
You are described as hot or sexy and you respect that
I miss the days when women were pretty and beautiful and could only accept that
Your value is lost in this modern era
Your opinion and voice are considered noise and an error
You forgot your worth and that you deserve better
More than rape and a man who beats you
More than settling for others expectations
More than being an after thought in a conversation
Yep, society has replaced our true beauty with some naked women who don’t know who they are… Nicely written
Thank you very much. I wrote it to inspire my younger sister to never forget who she is and that despite what society may think, she must just stay head strong and make her own path