Slam Poems

Skrekkur 2015

I was 10 years old when I was first called a whore.
Then I didnt understand why,
Now I do.
I was in the way, I was bossy,
Went over the line, tried to brake the box.
But I was young and I was a girl.
Dear girls
Watch out
Dont take the spot that is reserved for boys, because if you have a penis you get a square meter more.
Dont think you'll be respected, you deserve less.
Dress like I want you to.
Stay in your corner.
More makeup, less makeup
Make up your mind!
Dress code for Samfés.
Number one: if you wear a dress or a skirt, make sure to wear coloured tights under.
Because the legs of a 15 year old girl says too much.
Number two: Beware of wearing loose tops.
Because the skin of a 15 year old girl says too much.
Be upset, be upset, be upset!
Youre surrounded by injustice, you should just scream!
Calm down, dont be so loud.
Youre probobly just on your period.
Watch out! You scare the boys,
You talk to much!
Stop that, you know better.
"Youre not always right"
Be polite, dont be awkward,
Dont make me uncomfortable.
Dont fucking curse!
Be prudent, be good
Pick up the trash others leave behind.
Loose yourself.
Forget that you matter,
Disappear.
Be cute, be sexy.
But dont cross the line!
You know what happens if you show too much.
And for Christs sake, dont send him 'photos',
Because you, your boobs, youre body, and everything you are, is dirty, ugly and banned, not something you can share with others,
And you cant own it yourself!
Dear patriatchy,
You know, when you tell me to calm down or shut up,
You make me want to scream
As loud as I can.
You cant stop what you know is about to come, you dont understand, youre not a woman!
You look up at the stage, and you dont see any boys.
Some will think, "wheres the equality in that?"
But we'd like to know, where is the equality in everything?
Where are the women in our world?
There are women here, on this stage, right now,
But some people are always looking for boys.
We have fought for so long, for countless granted things, that the fight it self is a granted thing.
But we ask you girls, to keep going,
To never forget the signs that stood out of the holes, to never forget the women who shouted in the dark,
And never forget the girls that were rude and bitches and in the way.
Girls need attention,
Dont try to ignore us.
Girls need opportunities,
Dont try to avoid us.
Girls need respect,
Do not try to stop us.
Girls demand equality,
We wont let anyone stop us!

Hey, I translated this text myself, from Icelandic to English. The original video is there^^ Hope you liked it!
-Roberto

Credit-Hagaskóli, Iceland 2015