Who told you
that we need long hair
lashes or nails
rosy pink cheeks
and hidden pores
to be a woman?
As a girl
I rushed to grow up
to be a woman
what I thought it was to be
sneaking eyeliner to school
cutting myself with mom’s razor
plucking, curling, crimping
scouring for the perfect shade
to be pretty
Who told me
that I needed color palates
pinks and purples
lotions and potions
creamy and pungent
to be a woman?
Who told me
that I had to shave?
Know My Worth 