My Womanifesto: A Personal Declaration by MacKensie
I am a woman.
I will cry when I’m sad,
touched, bleeding, overjoyed, hysterical.
I will laugh with my entire
body.
I will smile ‘til my cheeks
hurt, even when it freaks people out.
I will get my feelings hurt
often.
I will love deeply.
I will be broken hearted.
I will heal.
My right is to wear push-up
bras because they make me feel sexy.
My right is to take hours to
get ready on one day & roll out of bed the next.
My right is to rock chipped
nail polish at all times.
My right is to flirt to get
my way. I am in control.
My right is to dance in a
sexy, goofy or wildly inappropriate way.
My right is to be a rockstar.
My right is to sing as loud
as I possibly can.
My right is to blast music
with the windows rolled down.
My right is to party and be
young (even when I’m not).
My right is to lay on the
shower floor hungover the next day.
My right is to run as fast
or slow as I want.
My right is to be the best
sister, daughter, dog-mother, aunt and friend that I can possibly be.
My right is to keep every
note, love letter, drawing, poem or birthday card I have ever received.
My right is to be
sentimental.
My right is to be
enthusiastic.
My right is to be terrified.
I’m going to push myself
constantly. It is not my right to be
comfortable all the time.
I will twirl in circles
until I’m dizzy.
No longer will I miss out
because it’s safer to do so.
I will dive in, no matter
how much my senses object.
No longer will I dwell on
the past.
No longer will I depend on a
partner to make me feel whole.
I am whole.
No longer will I look in the
mirror with disdainful eyes.
No longer will I try to fit
in.
I am different. Different is
good.
No longer will I compare
myself to others.
I have come this far.
No longer will I hold
grudges; life is short.
Today is wonderful.
Tomorrow too.
I am a rocker, a cowgirl, a
gangster, the girl on the hood of Whitesnake’s car, a hipster, a hippie, a
prep, a sororostitute, a groupy, a feminist, a lover, a fighter, a punk, a
clown, a wild card, a nerd, a jock, a freak, a gypsy, a follower, a leader, a dreamer, a lady.
A woman.
It is my right to never
commit to just one.
I am the very best at being
me.
I embrace my imperfections.
I embrace my fair skin,
freckles, big ass.
I embrace my sensitive
stomach.
I embrace my even more
sensitive soul.
I embrace my skepticism and my optimism.
I embrace my drive to do,
be, see and achieve more.
I embrace my hunger and my
fire.
I embrace my asymmetry.
I will be inappropriate. I
will cuss, spit and offend many.
& I will be judged.
& I will be judged.
But I will always be
tolerant of others.
I will never settle.
I am woman. I am me.
I am woman. I am me.
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