Feminism

We are born with a rule book

That dictates to us, how we must look

That tells us what we should eat

And the way we should be petite

What we must wear

And how we must keep our hair

That tells us that to be fair

Makes a girl most beautiful, they swear

The book tells us how we must abide

By the stupid rules that it provides

We are told that boys are stronger

Because the world they can conquer

And that we have boundaries

Because I am a girl, and I should worry about the laundry

I should go about wearing a smile

And keeping my calm all the while

I should stand in the shadows

Because I am a girl and all I have interest in are clothes

I am told to keep quiet 

Because "These topics are taken care of by the guys!"

I should walk and talk a certain way

Because else it is not ladylike, oh no way

I should keep quiet and listen to all

In the end, I must become like a doll

With no voice, no words

Nothing to fight with

For the world that I want to live in

For the place that I dream of

Where all girls and guys are treated like one

Where we all are given opportunities galore

With no one needing to hear what they can and cannot do

I shall use my voice to fight for

The world that I want to see and live in

I shall break these handcuffs, stereotypes and snarky remarks

Because we all deserve the same rights and respect

And it doesn't matter if I am a male or female

And none of us are frail

-By Avantika Sanyal (ME!!!!!!!!)