Anthem for Women

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.