Double Standards

waking up to a world of standards
never knowing who you were
scrape the black paint off your mirror
your life is not one 'they' must concur

'they' say we stand for the indivijual
but 'they' will never say it alone
'they' tell you to stand up for yourself
don't you dare talk to 'them' with that tone

so i guess i live in a country
that gives religious freedom of choice
but all i see is people in groups
stifling eachothers voice

how is it that a feminist
still wishes a man hold the door
who has the complex now?
and don't forget! i'm a female author

a parent hits there unruly child
the DSS jumps right in
but say they let that child grow into a delinquent
they must be an alchoholic, with a special taste for gin

and maybe you shouldn't even read this
all i'm saying is you will unknowingly conform
whether it be to whats acceptable
or what's cool and outside of the norm

what a mind-boggling double standard
we sit here and recite
without ever realizing the circle we're running
headless chickens always are an amusing sight.