You said I wasn't lady like
Then I didn't understand what it meant
Then I run by male validation
It felt like I had failed at being a woman
That I was supposed to behave in a certain way
That I was supposed to do things in a particular way
And I didn't

Turns out you had a problem with who I am
You didn't like to be challenged by a woman
You didn't like a woman who wasn't a pushover
You wanted someone you could control
Someone to do as you say, no questions asked
To you women were there to take care of men
They weren't supposed to oppose anything
Or give their candid point of view
Or express disagreement with your ideas

For years I beat myself up
For standards you set
Making me feel I wasn't good enough
Yet you were the one who couldn't admit faults
Took me a while to learn
To form my own standards
To be proud of the person I am
To not shape my opinion of me
From the opinion of others on me