Just a Girl
Just a girlShe
wears her nicest dress on Sunday and
sits with her legs crossed in church
(even though she doesn’t buy into gender stereotypes).
Just a girl
She
hates pantyhose, perfume and lipstick
because it never comes in the right colour
for moving mountains.
Just a girl
She
can’t part the ocean so she just parts her hair
on the left this time
hiding her eyes
hiding what water can’t mask and make-up will never wash away.
posted by Erin @ 7:05 PM
6 Comments:
I like your powetry a lot. I could put a feminist reading on this one too...
Your poetics are surprisingly distinctive and articulate are surprising for someone who hasn't had much opportunity to formally study poetry yet.
When I look at the stuff I wrote three years ago it isn't nearly half as good as the stuff you're writing now. Keep it up.
I can't believe how bad that typo is.
"Powetry"
Wow. I'm a n00b.
thank you. That means a lot coming from someone of your poetic calibre. And yes, you're right. I really need to stop writing angry feminist poetry. God is working on me, I'll produce a joyful poem yet.
nOOb?
as in "newbi," it is computer gaming slang. A n00b (and those are zeroes not 'o's) is someone who is new to the gaming community and is the focus of much derision by the older gamers.
I myself do not play computer games, I am privy to this information via Jerry.
And I spelled "newbie" wrong.
I am a n00b.
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