Anthem for Women
To the girl
who is sitting at the bar alone
To the
woman who is puking in the ceramic throne
To the one
who is running until she wants to die
To the
brokenhearted girl who can only cry
To the lady
dressed in that short skirt and heels
standing on
the corner and making deals
To the one
in sweatpants hiding from life
feeling so
depressed she puts her skin to that knife
To the girl
who is staring at her stomach in the mirror
To the one
who only wishes her skin was clearer
To the
woman with the stroller and 4 kids who trail behind
To the one
who talks on the phone in the grocery line
To the 5
year old in pigtails on the swings
playing so
innocently, not knowing what life will bring
To the old woman
sitting on her porch sipping tea
wishing she
could go back and love the girl she used to be:
Let’s stop
all the judging, the hating, the fights.
This world
is hard, why add to the bite?
This is an
anthem for women birth to death
Hold your
chin up and take a deep breath.
That other
woman with the perfect hair?
Maybe her
life is filled with despair.
The woman
with the stroller and the one on the phone
Maybe they’re
so loud because they feel so alone.
We never
know what’s going on inside
but as
fellow women, have some dignity and pride.
Instead of
whispering “Oh, what a bitch”,
let’s band
together and make a wish:
That women
can learn to respect each other
No matter
our looks, our history, our clothes or skin color.
This is an
anthem for women birth to death
Hold your
chin up and take a deep breath.
