You wanted me to be sweet but you let me walk home alone
and I had to learn to give catcallers a death glare
You wanted me to be smart but when I spoke
you scolded my ideas and my tone
You wanted me to be virtuous but you gave me a dating culture
where men expect to swipe left for a one night stand
You wanted me to be kind but when you taught me to give
you didn't tell me to preserve anything of myself
You wanted me to be safe but the mace and baggy clothes
and buddy system didn't save me from him