LIKE A GIRL
When you tell me I run "like a girl"
You're telling me I run with grace and poise.
When you tell me I throw "like a girl"
You're telling me I throw with strength and power.
When you tell me I jump "like a girl"
You're telling I jump with more force of will
and ambition than you have ever seen.
When you tell me I think "like a girl"
You're telling me what I already know-
That you have forced yourself into labeling me,
that you have allowed yourself to be duped
into the false security of assumptions.
How can you tell me who I am
When you cannot lift the shroud
that blinds you enough to see me?
I do throw "like a girl",
I throw with power and calculated force.
I threw you for a loop, didn't I?
I threw you off,
startled you,
gave you what you didn't expect,
proved you wrong,
you don't have to tell me twice,
I already know.
You can't change me by telling me
what you think I don't want to hear,
Can't insult me with your words,
Because I hear your words for what they really are-
Your insecurity.
So I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing-
I'll keep on being me-
And if that upsets you, I'll even respond "like a girl"-
With the self assurance and the knowledge
that I am who I want to be.
So the next time you tell me I do something "like a girl",
I'll say "thank you!"
And I'll walk away
like a Woman-
Like Me.
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