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The Virgin Flower
You are born a seed.
And you grow, becoming a sprout poking your head out, taking a peek at life,
And you grow and you become a flower, beautiful, lively, untouched, perfect,
And now that you are older you start to touch, and be touched,
And now a petal falls, from your flower to the ground where it rots away,
It happens again,
Another petal falls,
And another,
And another,
And another,
Now you are a stem, with two leaves, and two petals,
All your peers are finding the bumblebee to their flower,
As you search, you are lost,
For no bee will want a flower without its petals
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In Pro-Abstinence sex education curriculums, the importance of virginity is harshly stressed. Teachers tend to suggest that how lovable one is/ one's worth is determined by their virginity. Students recall having their virginity compared to a petless flower, chewed gum, a stretched rubber band, etc. The "lesson" being taught is that no one will want to marry a woman who has had sex with another man. Said effort is sexist and shames women into hiding their sexuality.