Not my Responsibility

Do you know me?

Really know me?

You have opinions

about my opinions

about my music

about my clothes

about my body

Some people hate what I wear

Some people praise it

Some people use it to shame others

Some people use it shame me

But I feel you watching

Always

…

If I lived by them I’d never be able to move

Would you like me to be smaller?

Weaker?

Softer?

Taller?

Would you like me to be quiet?

Do my shoulders provoke you?

Does my chest?

And my stomach?

My hips?

The body I was born with

Is it not what you wanted?

If I wear what is comfortable…

I am not a women.

If I shed the layers..

I’m a slut.

Thought you’ve never seen my body

you still judge it

And judge me for it

Why?

We make assumptions about people based on their size

We decide who they are

We decide what they’re worth

If I wear more

If I wear less

Who decides what that makes me?

…

Is my value based only your perception?

Or is your opinion of me

Not my responsibility.

Billie Eilish