Are you the right species?
Right Gender?
Does your hair meet my standards?
Do you smile prettily (handsomely)?
Is your face free of dimples?
Are you too fat?
Too skinny?
Are your ears too large?
Your nose too stubby?
Your cheeks too chubby?
Do you drive a good car?
Do you have a good house?
Do you snore, or are you quiet as a mouse?
Do you wear fashionable clothes?
Do you have an accent?
Are you foreign?
Are you dumb enough to care to date,
a girl who has these as her questions?
Author notes
Thanks to Kendal Palmer for the title of one of his poems. I am sorry for stealing the title, but the thought came from seeing the title on your page, and I HAD to write it.
On to the poem. I will get this out of the way. The answer to the last is "yes". Sorry, I'm human. Anyway, I just thought about all the applications you do in life, and I wanted to make one based on my cynical views, this one for dating (friendship, marriage, insert your relationship). So yes, I am griping. It is what I do. I plead teenage angst, Your Honor
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Superb/challenging/intriguing
A rather unusual write about the superficial standards we all use to judge someone before we know anything about their character; honesty, compassion, intelligence, etc. Why do we judge by such superficial standards? Just a philosophical question. Very well written. I really rather liked it as is. -
You just wrote this a month ago. Are you over it enough to want to talk about this as a poem?
Your first line is good - interesting. Makes you want to read on. What's wrong with dimples? Should that be pimples? Typo on the cheeks line. Should be 'too' but you have 'to'. I like the solitary rhyme smack in the middle of the poem. I don't like that you used a cliche' to do it.
And while your last line may be answered yes, that doesn't give it any more power. It's a weak line to end on. The idea is fine, but the execution is lacking. You should think of a stronger way to say this.
So much for angst. It ruins my mood.
cq
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Wow this girl sounds like a gem - hope you learned your lesson! Great write here!
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