They tell me to wear pink,
And let all my emotions shrink,
To a size so small no one can see, 
So no one will to know the real me.
They tell you this,
But always miss,
You’re a girl be proud!
Stand out in the crowd!
“Keep your voice down” they always hiss.
“It’s time you gave the retort a miss”
They tell you this,
But always miss,
You’re a girl be proud!
Stand out in the crowd!
No boundaries can hold me,
I will break them all,
I can conquer the world,
No one can make me fall.
I know all this,
So I won’t miss,
I’m a girl, I’m proud!
I stand out in the crowd!
I won’t shut up,
For they can’t do without me,
Yes, I am a tiny bud
But I’m also a blooming flower, a majestic tree.
I know all this,
So I won’t miss,
I’m a girl, I’m proud!
I stand out in the crowd!
Throw at me your biggest blow and I will withstand,
So of course, I should have the right to demand
My freedom, My right,
Respect without a fight.
I know all this
So I won’t miss
I’m a girl, I’m proud!
I stand out in the crowd!
They try to keep me in one hue,
When I could be the rainbow, from red to blue
I know all this,
So I won’t miss
I’m a girl, I’m proud!
I stand out in the crowd!
They don’t know,
That I can grow,
To be the best of them all,
Instead they want to make me small.
They don’t care,
That it’s not fair!
I know all this,
So I won’t miss
Speaking out.
Shouting aloud,
I’ll move about,
Without a doubt,
And I will be,
The real me.
-AANYA SHROFF
9th
BILABONG HIGH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
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