Poem by Elaynath
Low
expectations
Bad opinions
Bad reputations
You aren’t
allowed
To meet
their high expectations
Be modest
Be kind
You don’t
need to know how to drive
Because you
can wait for your husband
To take
you out on a ride
To the
shop you go
Buy make
up
Buy clothes
Don’t get
a job
Just learn
how to mop
Let him
control you
While he
happily makes a fortune
Let him
enjoy
You’re
just his toy
You’re
not allowed his kinda life
Because you
aren’t a boy
Trapped by Elisha
As the
wind hits my cheeks
I stare
at the boys outside.
I stand
there watching my friends get beaten up
by the
men that brought us here,
but I can’t
help,
because I’m
trapped.
They think
they are better and wiser.
They think
they know what the future holds for me,
but they
don’t.
They are
as dumb as a dog.
They have
no heart, no mind.
But I can’t
do anything,
because I’m
trapped.
I wish I had
a family.
I wish I had
a place to call home.
I wish I was
standing in school
breathing
in the fresh air with my friends
by my
side.
But I have
no tongue,
I can’t
say a word,
because I’m
a refugee.
The Difference Between Boys and Girls by Leotie
Girls:
They wake
up each morning, they’re natural.
No make
up, no hairspray, no product at all.
Straight to
the bathroom to freshen up.
They’re
out of concealer so they’re out of luck.
They worry
‘bout spots and scars all day,
Wondering
what everyone else will say.
To be a
girl in this world,
There’s a
big price to pay.
Boys:
They wake
up each morning with no care in the world.
Not insecure,
don’t even care about girls.
Mess up
their hair,
Walk out
the door.
Throw on
some clothes, they don’t care anymore.
No more
feelings,
Bottle it
up, nothing to say.
To be a
boy in this world,
There’s a
big price to pay.
