When I was a little girl
I learned a world
I’d have to say for the rest
of my life.
Sorry
Sorry, for wanting to be more
than a daughter, a mother, sister and wife
Sorry for not having a penis
and having breasts instead
Sorry for demanding to be in places
which did not lead to a man’s bed
Bitch, slut, whore are what I become,
Should I wear my skirt above my knee
And then they tell me
Feminism is unnecessary
All the numbers in the world
Show that the equality has a dent
A man makes a dollar,
a woman, 77 cents
A woman can work as much as a man
Still not get equally paid
When she rises to the top, all they say
She must have gone back down on him
She must have gotten laid
Stand up for what I want
And I become assertive and bossy
Even then, they tell me
Feminism is unnecessary
Clutch your heart and tell me, folks
if there’s even one day that’s gone
Without the news channels telling a story
a woman who hasn’t been wronged
Abused, murdered, raped and burnt
Openly stripped on the streets.
Feminism isn’t just women, helping women
We need the men here too, you see
Your sisters, mothers, daughters, wives are in danger
Its time you stepped up, and expressed your anger
The day we can gift our daughters and granddaughters
The gift of equality
That day, you can tell me
Feminism is unnecessary
