NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY

you have opinions

about my opinions

about my

MUSIC

about my

CLOTHES

about my

BODY

SOME PEOPLE

hate what I wear

praise it

use it to shame others

use it to shame me

and nothing I do goes unseen

ALWAYS

but I feel you watching

so while I feel your stares,
your disapproval
or your sigh of relief

softer,

would you like me to be

would you like me to be quiet?

do my shoulders

does my

am I my

the body I was

my

IS IT NOT WHAT YOU WANTED?

if I shed the layers, I'm a slut

Though you've never seen
my body, you still judge it
And judge me for it

why?

NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY

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? What that means?
Is my value based only on your perception?
Or is your opinion of me