Both and Opposite

We
Live by codes
Hairs clipped, kept so low
Too many details bore us
Boys like us, know how to keep the peace.

We squirm
Clap and roll eyes
We know how to scare boys
And hide under layers of paint
Our nails, our guns. We girls don’t scare easy.

Vera

Sweet,
Soft spoken,
Brown eyes, wavy hair
The hard-to-get is pleasing
The harder the better for the crown.

Hard rock,
We want what we
Want, but it has to come
After a little drag, drama,
A little sweat, more pleas and enough tears.

Victor Oyedele