They want you thinking you’re bad at being a girl
instead of thinking
you’re good at being yourself

They want you to buy your blush from a store
instead of letting it bloom
from your butterflies

They’re telling you to blend in,
like you’re never seen how a blender works,
like they think you’ve never seen the mess from the blade

Andrea Gibson “A Genderful Pep-Talk For My Younger Self” (via hkf22)