Society tries to say
A woman is someone pretty
A woman is someone with makeup
A woman is someone who is proper

A woman dresses nicely
A woman eats a certain way
A woman has to act like
She’s the queen of Britain

Does that mean I’m not a woman
For I don’t exactly follow these standards
I don’t always iron my clothes
Or keep my elbows off the table

I don’t sit straight every hour
Or carry a purse to school
I don’t wash my face every morning
I don’t care about colors clashing

So who defines a woman
Is it a man
Is it society
Or is it anyone

Last time I checked
And I check often
A woman is defined
As the female gender

So am I a female
Yes I am
I can carry children
And don’t have a flat chest

So what is a female
Last time I checked
Has the synonym lady
That is used quite often

So what is a lady
Is it someone who’s girly
Who’s clean like a baby
And cares how she looks

If that’s the case
And it very well is
I’m not a lady at all
And surely don’t mind

So what is a woman
Is she defined by her peers
Her society
Her male counterpart

I don’t like to say I’m a lady
Because I really aren’t
I’m a woman
A female

I don’t live like society says I should
With purses and makeup
Manners and mirrors
And living on someone’s opinion

I am who I am
And I am proud of myself
I live on my opinion
And mine alone

This is not a lady
But a female
And a woman
Who is who she is

And before you judge
Just realize
You should on the inside
Before the outside