Lady

I’m the sort of girl who drinks tequila out of coffee cups

and wears really skimpy dresses

and goes out partying all night

and kisses random boys in the dark

But I’m also the kind of girl who wears her hair in a messy bun

and reads Jane Austen when it rains

and enjoys watching documentaries with my cat

But I’m also the kind of girl who likes slamming beers

and putting on team colors

and cussing at the top of my lungs at sporting events

But I'm also a *** who sleeps until noon

and eats cold pizza because I don't wanna cook

and contemplates what life would be like if I were dead

But I'm not fitting in your boxes

And you hate that

And it confuses you

And I like it

Girls aren't one thing

Or another.

We're not the sun

And the stars.

And we're not the **** of the earth.

I'm not Alpha and Omega

I'm not Fire and Ice

I'm not Beauty and Grace.

I'm me

And she's her.

And we're not the same.

I can chug a beer while reading Frost

Or contemplate the meaning of life at a hockey game

I can be

Party Girl

Sloppy Drunk

Thoughtful Bookworm

*Crazy ******

All of the above.

Or none.

I'm me.

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