Creative, Feminism | Posted by Mia on 07/24/2009
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
Someone told
Me that a waltz with him
Would be the end
But we all know that that prompted the flappers and
world war
to hear them talk
children laughing, the
teasing is and has
new
meaning -shame
on the school bus, in the
pool,
like the endless
blue veins of a child
covered with foundation
then walls, windows
women
thrown out
the neighbors
roll the garbage bins
back to my house
wife, mother, blues dancing
does it fit?
too tight, Slut
Jezebel, they used to say,
wear leggings, cover up
Don’t be out late
Be careful
When did
that start, When did
they stop
encouraging
Delighting
in
Careless chatter
Wild rambles
under the moon
underage
Now we go
Edge of minivan warnings
Swallow
This pill, little thing, ignore the label
Pretty young things,
Did they ever exist,
just and only
obsessed
About tags and knife thin heels
A myth like the amazon
Slicing off her breast
As if
It were that simple
(7 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5)
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Helen H. @ at 3:34 pm, July 27th, 2009
Wow. Brilliantly expressive, with frustration and bitterness somehow melancholy abound in every line. I like the chopped-up effect that the short lines give.
And it was absolutely brimming with emotion. I loved “As if it were that simple.”
Emma @ at 11:10 pm, July 27th, 2009
Just as Helen H. put it, the right amount of truth and anger and sadness in every line.