If I were a girl <br />I'll wake up each day <br />I'll tell myself to go and learn at school <br />No fancy mini-skirts, No acting cool as a fool <br />I'll play it safe with a boy <br />Simple jokes and simple joys <br />I’ll stand-up for only love and equality <br />Not for some stupid momentary flattery <br />These silly lines inspire only immorality <br /> <br />If I were a girl <br />I think you would understand <br />How it feels to be constantly disrespected <br />Treated as a feminine reject even if an intellect <br />Thought off often as a sexual object or project <br />I swear I’d be a much tougher woman <br />I'll take out my dustpan, Let everyone <br />Start slowly again from where it all began <br /> <br />But I’m just a girl <br />It feels like a pitiful spell <br />To be forever taken for granted <br />Whether I’m multi-skilled or talented <br /> <br />If I were a girl <br />There will be no wedding bells <br />Until I'm completely educated as well <br />I'll always take care of me <br />I'll always hold onto dreams <br />And any boy who says he loves me <br />Will have to work with me as a team <br /> <br />But I’m just a girl <br />And I don’t want a life of hell <br />I want to play with cars and not just dolls <br />And besides a boy I always want to be an equal <br /> <br />Copyright 2008 - Sylvia Chidi<br /><br />Sylvia Chidi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-were-a-girl/
