There are alot of things in this world
That I don’t understand
Most of all why my life
Is ruled by a man
I work hard so they hire me
I love them so they don’t fire me
I bite my lips to every pervy comment they say
I sleep with them hoping to make them stay
I want to feel protected
I want to feel safe
But every boy that I’ve slept with
Ends up calling me a mistake
How funny-
my dad calls me the very same thing!
But I’ve learned rather quickly
I’ll never be safe
My body can’t save me-
And I need to be saved
But no man is going to fight for my life
Not my dad, not a lover, there is no shining knight
It’s time for me to slay my own dragons
It’s time to be brave
And then see what happens
Bc I am my own queen
I want to be alive
I deserve to be seen
So I’ll fight the good fight
Every morning when I wake
The hardest battle is living
And loving myself each day
But I’ll do it for Marilyn, for Taylor, for Lynn
For Ashley, for Susanna, for every single woman
But most of all I will do it for me
Bc I am no man’s daughter
But a daughter of the King.