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What I Know

April 23, 2019
By Anonymous

I know this it is difficult to be a girl

                                               it always was

                                               it always will be

I know this because I can’t be just friends with a guy

                                               because I make 9.3% less than my coworkers

                                               because if I wear a skirt I'm practically asking for it

I know this I define what I am


I think                                      every girl wants self-definition

 

I think every girl deserves it


(It is our loss)

We need to listen to woman

We need to hear their voices

We need to respect their boundries

of themselves

I know who i am

I know what i want

I know what i need.

 

       We need a new role in society

We need respect... we deserve respect.

We owe it to ourselves to re-create society.

And find a solution

Paint me independent  Paint me fair Paint me Aloura

I am a woman.


The author's comments:

My piece is about the struggles of growing up in this generation, about how are we've come and how far we have to go. 


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