That day, when I became a girl 

I don’t cry, I don’t bleed 
I don’t break, I don’t lose 

That is why one day, they say, I will lead 
And fill my father’s shoes

But I cried and I bled 
I broke and I lost 
That day, when I became a girl 

Don’t shout, don’t refuse 
Don’t squirm, don’t hurl

Think of the taboos, they said, before I go and tell of their abuse 

And I too, knew of the cost 
So it was left unsaid
That day, when I became a girl