Just because I am a girl
does not mean
that I want to wear pretty dresses.
I cannot be
the giggley mannequin
you want to make of me.
I do not want to wear pretty dresses;
I do not want to look at pretty dresses;
I do not want to talk about pretty dresses.
Your floaty fabrics fall flat
when forced over my head -
I will not be fed your lies
about which of these skirts
goes with my eyes.
So please don't try.
Just because I am a girl
does not mean
I want to wear pretty dresses.