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 </div><p></p>If I was a girl,<br>
Would I agree to be schooled<br>
only to graduate and be<br>
wooed, worked and have pay,<br>
and be chained by a ring in<br>
the name called marriage?
<p>If I were a lady,<br>
Would I agree to get pregnant<br>
for nine months, with the<br>
pains of child birth, and<br>
subjugate myself into a life of<br>
motherhood for as long as<br>
life goes?</p>
<p>If I were a woman,<br>
Would I forever endure the<br>
dictate of the man in the<br>
guise of a husband, for as<br>
long as I bear is first name, in<br>
the prison cell called<br>
marriage?</p>
<p>If I were a mother,<br>
Would I do the laundry,<br>
always.<br>
Rush back from work to make<br>
dinner always?<br>
Would I have a restless night<br>
trying to make sense with a<br>
six year old living in their<br>
world?</p>
<p>Would I trade my time just<br>
for my family to be fine, or<br>
would I ever find that joy or<br>
always wonder where the<br>
melody is in this repetitive<br>
rhythm of motherhood?</p>
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