femanism

once you start to decide
for whose rights are worth fighting
you miss the point entirely
so let me tell you brother
i would fight for you any day of the week
paternal leave,
the right to cry and not be weak,
victim of a crime and allowed to speak,
a stay at home dad is a feat to
achieve and i believe
attention to looks doesn't have to mean anything
and don't pay for the date, this is about equality
there's more to you than what your wallet has to say
and just because you're a little boy,
doesn't mean you're dirty or cheeky
and if men look like action man
why does he have a gun
and why the fuck do so many of these toys
promote war mongering
and so what you like art or poetry,
it doesn't make you any weirder
and if a girl hits you first, you
shouldn't wait till it gets harder
and if you've been raped you aren't
any less of a man
i know your mental health is as important as any woman's
and if you have acne, up to your back teeth
i believe in your right to cover it up
or maybe you just want your eyes to have a little pop
i wouldn't look at you twice in the street
just for wearing make up
and if you have cancer
i don't care where it is as long as you
have the best. goddamn. treatment
women don't own breast tissue
(or the colour pink for that matter)
if you're young and black
i'm not going to cross the street
and if you're gay i'm not going to ask
what fucking musical to see
so what you're a muslim,
i'm not going to get off the train
why would i assume you're a terrorist
islam doesn't make you insane
and if you weren't biologically born a man
it doesn't matter
i will fight for your right to be
accepted in the broad male prism