A spoken-word piece that tears through the labels society sticks on women: good girl, nice girl, strong girl, brave girl. The speaker refuses to fit any shape, insisting contradictory traits like nice and mad and scared all deserve space. The problem isn't the person. It's the structures demanding conformity.
Chapters
Are you the good girl? The really no, I should girl? Are you the nice girl? Don't wanna break the ice girl? Are you the chill girl? The swallow what you feel girl? The I don't mind girl? Leave what you want behind girl? Maybe you're a shaped girl. Just stay in your place girl. Smile and play it safe girl. Keep that pretty little face girl. But what if you need space, girl? Take the mask right off your face, girl. What if there's no right shape, girl? Nothing here we need to change, girl. Unshaped, I don't wanna fit your frame. Unshaped, I don't wanna play that game. Unshaped, I can show up as I am. I don't need another shape to tell me who the fuck I am. Are you the strong girl? Been holding on too long, girl. Are you the fine girl? Don't you worry, I'm alright, girl. Are you the brave girl that never need to save, girl? Got it together, girl. Hold your shit through any weather, girl. Maybe you're a scared girl. I know I'm not prepared, girl. Maybe you're the loud girl or hiding in the crowd, girl. Maybe you're the mad girl, the selfish girl, the sad girl. Maybe there's no bad girl, just parts you thought you had to hide, girl. Unshaped, I don't wanna fit your frame. I don't wanna play that game. I'm shaped. I could show up as I am. I don't need another shape to tell me who the fuck I am. But I don't have to be the loud girl just because I was the nice girl. Don't have to be the wild girl just because I was the good girl. I can be the scared girl and still be the go girl. I can be the stay girl, the leave girl, the fuck it, I don't know. Girl, nice girl, mad girl, selfish girl, sad girl. Every single one gets a seat. Maybe I don't need another me. Unshaped. I never had to fit your frame. Unshaped. I never had to play that game. Unshaped. Here I fucking am. What if the problem isn't you? What if it never was?
