Just Because

Just because I'm a girl
doesn't mean I can't be intelligent
doesn't mean I can't be successful
And doesn't mean I'm
girly
Just because I'm a girl
doesn't mean I can't be athletic
doesn't mean I can't grow up to
be a boxer, or race car driver
doesn't mean I cry when
I break a nail
Just because I'm a girl
doesn't mean I'm ignorant
doesn't mean I can't have more
power than men
And doesn't mean I'll let men push me around
Just because I'm a girl
You're going to treat me like garbage?
You're not going to give me the
same rights?
I'm not going to be able to do
what i want?
Just because I'm a girl

R.I.P.Karina Garcia

Auntie,
I never got to meet you
don't even know what you were like
But I love your kids
You died in a car accident-but was
it really an accident?
What were you thinking as
the car flipped over?
Were you thinking of your kids?
or about the fact that you
were finally getting away
from people that hurt you?
That didn't understand you
I didn't get to meet you
didn't even know what you were like
But I do know this
If dying was the only way to
escape, I'm glad that you're
now in a better place