f-e-m-a-l-e a shadow of M-A-L-E

f-e-m-a-l-e

A shadow of M-A-L-E

Since the beginning of time,

Adam and the woman, Eve

Through my religion,

Seen as weaker, lesser,

No need for a voice,

No need for recognition

f-e-m-a-l-E

A shadow of M-A-L-E

Marriage is between a woman, and a man

Consummate the marriage before the ring is on your hand,

I’ll be damned.

And God forbid I should ever love a girl,

I’ll fall from heaven,

And I shall inherit the earth.

Spend the rest of my days burning in Hell,

Someone get me a glass of ice water

I wanna see the steam from the flames,

No one to hear me, to save me, as I yell

f-e-m-a-L-E

A shadow of  M-A-L-E

Not as strong,

Not equal or any better

Because society says so,

But is that something you know?

We all can hope for equality,

But you have to remember that for

Many situations this isn’t a reality

f-e-m-A-L-E

A shadow of a M-A-L-E

You hit like a girl,

You dress like a boy,

Why do you let her play in the dirt?

Behave like a lady,

Sit with your legs crossed,

You are not a boy.

f-e-M-A-L-E

A shadow of a M-A-L-E

Never heard, always told to listen

I held down my rage as I stomached jokes growing up, even now,

about how I belong in the kitchen

I was pissed off,

They had my blood boiling,

And I felt like I had been ripped off.

But then I wondered, “Who is to blame, who is at fault?”

f-E-M-A-L-E

A shadow of a M-A-L-E

I couldn’t narrow it down to one culprit,

No one had that much ambition,

To destroy equality, and if so,

What a disposition?

Who would deserve the recognition?

Who wanted so badly to make myself,

and other women so unequal to a man?

There was no answer, but I was told, “Life just happens, ma’am.”

F-E-M-A-L-E

A shadow of a M-A-L-E

I’m not quite sure how to communicate it,

In the past or even now,

But I will do my best,

I’ll show you somehow,

It takes years,

It takes time,

And so little ever changes.

We think things have evolved,

Are enough women involved?

But have things changed as much as we think?

Whose names are in the books?

Are they printed in pencil or in ink?

How do we educate and how do we learn if our fate is determined by our gender at birth?

Who then determines how much you are worth?

Sadly, not you, nor not I

But Society’s watchful eyes

How do we illicit change?

What questions must we answer?

Is there a solution?

Can equality happen, now,

Or even ever?

I’m not sure.

But I’m more than my gender.

Voices are worth more than the right answers,

We all just need to be heard.

f-e-m-a-l-e

m-a-l-e

six letters vs four

that’s the difference I see,

need I say any more?