Reversal

Character
by Taslima Nasrin

You're a girl
and you'd better not forget
that when you step over the threshold of your house
men will look askance at you.
When you keep on walking down the lane
men will follow you and whistle.
When you cross the lane and step onto the main road
men will revile you and call you a loose woman.

Character Flaw
by Cassiopia Recend

You're a boy
and you'd better remember
that when you step over the fence of your house
people will look expectingly at you.
When you keep on trodding down the street
people will follow you and make sure you go.
When you don't cross the street and walk onto the main road
people will revile you and call you a weak man.