An Adolescent Thought

Tell me why my hair can't be red..
And why I can't lie all day in bed!
Do tell me why I have to get up so early..
And why I must keep my teeth white and pearly.
Why have I to appear good always,
In clothes full of colors and pretty lace.
To behave in a civilized fashion,
And girlish behavior to be my passion.
I'm told to adopt the etiquettes
of this civilized world,
"You belong to the society," I'm told,
"You must follow the cult."

No tomboy in a baggy jeans
Is noticed out here by any means.
Be a girl and behave like one,
Don't get dirty, stay away from the sun.
Specs and short hair are prohibited strictly,
Intelligence in girls is found prickly.

I do what I am expected to,
But not always something that I want too.
This is what is life, do tell me too?
No, I say, its just up to you.

If life's a dream, I'll learn to live it..
If life's for real, I'll learn to believe it..