clubGEN Girls Share Their “Just Because…” Poems
Just Because I am a girl
Doesn’t mean I have to be girly
Doesn’t mean I have to like pink
Doesn’t mean I have to like dresses
I am a girl and I am unique
Just because I am a good student
Doesn’t mean I don’t break rules
Just Because I live in a bad neighborhood
Doesn’t mean I have bad parents
Just because I am from Mexico
Doesn’t mean I am here illegally
And just because this poem is called Just Because
Does not mean I will start every sentence with it
I am me, nothing less and nothing more
Just because I am smart
Doesn’t mean I am stuck up
Doesn’t mean I can’t have fun
Doesn’t mean I can’t just let go sometimes
I’m not smart, I’m me.
Just because I like being alone
Doesn’t mean I’m anti-social
Doesn’t mean I don’t love to talk
Doesn’t mean I’m not a good friend
Doesn’t mean I’m not worth getting to know
I am an introvert, not an outcast.
Just because I’m a girl
Doesn’t mean I can’t play football
Doesn’t mean I can’t ever be more than a secretary
Doesn’t mean I’m frivilous
I’m a girl, not a nothing!
Just Because I’m overweight
Doesn’t mean I eat a lot
Doesn’t mean I run slow
Doesn’t mean I am ugly
I am beautiful and healthy
A poem from one of our 180 girls:
Just because of what I did in the past
Doesn’t mean I’m the same person today
Doesn’t mean I do what i used to to
Doesn’t mean I made the same choices I used to
I’m a changed person!
Just because I’m Mexican
Doesn’t mean I can’t learn
Doesn’t mean I can only talk spanish
Doesn’t mean I can’t go to college
Doesn’t mean I can’t reach my goals
Doesn’t mean I live out in the street
I am equal to you and many others…