you’re stuck in the repeating of the lusting of your hunger
running from the pain of the pleasure of your horror.
hypnotized in commercials repeating a mantra of depravity.
painting women in naked kaleidoscopic comedies
of a million erroneous characteristic catastrophes.
love is the pea under your mattress your majesty.
accept your position and march in conformity.
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Hmmm I know to many woman who march to their own drum and refuse to be sheep. It is true of some though
If everyone insists they are marching to their own drum and yet all seem very much the same.. they are all just marching to the same drum. In my opinion. I see very little from anyone truly doing anything innovative in their own individual lives … everyone seems to be marching to the same tune…
again… totally my opinion… maybe I need to meet some new people
possibly its not untrue I am just very fortunate to be surrounded by amazing women who are not cookie cutters or trying to be like everyone else
Thing about me is, I don’t give a shit what anyone else thinks, or does.
The music is in my head, and it’s me on percussion, and I prefer a tambourine.
I do hate when woman allow themselves to be control by societal expectations, but that is a great beast to battle as it is encouraged in the workplace, as in for advancement, as well as in relationships. Not always male run, but society promotes male expectations… good post….
though i think this holds true about a certain stereotype, it is not the definitive norm. There is a certain ideal set forth by the media and society, but it is not necessarily the rule. Even if it were, there are always exceptions.
I hope you can find this woman you are searching for.
maybe it would have been more aptly named … “Woman”
sounds like it! :/ I’m sorry all this happened though. that’s the worst.
Hi! john from the Book of Pain poetry blog (http://bookofpain.wordpress.com) here. Got a message that you liked one of poems and I wanted to drop by and thank you. I must say that I admire your bravery. This was not an easy poem to post.
no fear in observation and reporting what has been seen…
I like this poem a lot and don’t take any offense to it . I understand it as describing the experience of being a woman as a medley of contradictions, some lived, some perceived, and others media-fed….
thank you for seeing it for what it is….
powerful and true. I feel like sometimes women are running away from their own happiness trying to prove something that neither them nor the society needs to be proven.
very true.. not enough people know how to live just to live…. every one seems to be after this elusive golden ticket to happiness hidden in the ethereal Television ….
Agree… but it takes time to understand this. I just started realizing it myself.
Thank you for liking my ‘Garden in the Shade’ post! I am really liking your poetry. It’s truth and sadness and beauty all at the same time. Thanks for sharing it with us!
This is good. This is beautiful! This is voice. This is positive self definition. This is self-affirmation, refusing to defined by the other! way to go! Me likey plenty, mucha plenty
Well, 2X doesn’t equal XY but occasionally and even then, it’s imperfect, seems to me. Guys writing about women is a risk I’m too chicken to tackle, though I’m willing to complain, of course.
I envy this degree of chutzpah, it’s beyond me… Looks like fun, too.
I am not sure what chutzpah is but I like the word…
This was striking… I think whether I agree with it or not is unimportant; it’s still great writing. And thanks for visiting my blog, I appreciate it! Also: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chutzpah?s=t
thank you.. how did you know I would be too lazy to look that up?