Young Girls

Young girls.

They have been taught that males

must fight their physical battles

That if a man truly loves her

then the bruises he gives her

are worth it

That if they want to succeed in

anything, that they must kiss

up to their male superior

That she is not smart unless

she is valedictorian

That she is not hurting

unless society approves it

That she is not beautiful

unless she wears 20 pounds

of makeup on her face

That she must hide her flaws

That showing emotions is a

sign of weakness

We as a society have taught

young girls these ideals

When will we start to teach

these girls that they are

unprecedented?

That their minds are stronger

than they think and they are

equal to all other genders

When will we let them know

they are being heard?

The environment that they

grow up in molds them into

who they will become as

individuals in the future

If we wish for better legacies,

for a better generation than the

ones we have, we must mold

them into the people we have

wanted ourselves to be but

failed to become