Boys will be boys
They think saying that makes it okay for their delinquency,
that for me would be lacking in propriety
I'm so tired of these wandering eyes all looking down on me,
Yes, i'm a woman, but I also bleed
And i don't deserve your random pits of shame
The comments on my body are not necessary
But it's okay because “Oh, that's not what he means”
My life is supposed to be a dream
But instead its a constant state of agony
Constantly looking behind me on the street
In fear of what one move could make of me
Feeling the need to carry around with me, things to help fortify me.
My life on the line every time that I, myself, stepped outside
And I did nothing to deserve this
But they're just boys, so nobody minds.
What if I was a boy?
Could I mistreat?
Because I was taught to be an altruist and care about others, but not me.
One might see this as an exaggeration, but a man gets paid more for the same occupation.
And i’ll fight for our rights, but then i'm selfish putting myself out there and getting dehumanized for beliefs
But a man can control what I do with my body.
None of these paradigms sit right with me.
The double standards are through the roof because I should care for the child. That's what I’m supposed to do.
But that's okay, I’ll just cook and clean and care for the child all day?
Then go to work and not get equal pay.
I'll cook him dinner for him to complain
And i'll repeat the same thing
Every.
Single.
Day.
36% of women have depression, but that's because men “Don’t talk about their feelings”
When we bring up those statistics, they laugh and say its just “Opinion”
If you wear something nice that makes you a “Slut”
But if you don't then “You're Not trying enough”
All of these feelings, they all just build up
Because screaming and fighting isn’t “Mature” for us
Our lives dedicated to raising immature men
Just so society says they're better because they have vigor
But we would too if someone raised us too
This Chauvinist country who says it supports its people,
But I think it's evil.
