sundown musings

barrier

it sets us apart
dictates our choices—
what to wear, what to say,
boys shall never cry
girls are damsels in distress.
discriminates—
women can't lift hollow blocks
men can't wash the clothes.
limits our capabilities—
engineering is for men
dressmaking is for the women.
bans equality—
ladies come first in everything
be a gentlemen in any circumstance.

there may be differences
with our genetic components,
but we're all humans here
gender is just a classification
and it shouldn't get in the way
it shouldn't matter that much
let's not make it a big deal.

—sin, "gender, a barrier"