Silver slid across your hand
"Here. You got mine before"
And slid back.
Let me feel like a good person
But...no offer?
I want an offer
I want to be equal but,
could you
just
walk me home?
I know I don't return the favour
But its dark
And I never wanted to watch Silent Hill.
I'll do it next time.
Except next time is the time after I've just been at work
And I'm so tired...
I want to make this fair.
I'm a girl
But its not my excuse to use you.
Lets stick to our strengths now,
you order food
and I'll get the coffee.
I have hands to open doors but
would you understand if i said,
I'd like to know you'd handle them for me...
if I let you?
Now let me be noble,
I can be a knight
Author notes
“If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell. I'll be flying back and forth between one mutually exclusive thing and another for the rest of my days.” ...
blunt blunt blunt language but...whatcha gonna do?
^^
true story
A contest entry
- Sylvia And I Want To Extend An Invite ... by righteousme.
1400 points, ended December 1, 2008, 9 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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This is a good write! I like the see-sawing between acceptance and rejection of traditional gender roles inherent in this piece. Very Nicely done, and quite deserving of the gold! Congrats!
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I want to make this fair.
I'm a girl
But its not my excuse to use you. ...
I have hands to open doors but
would you understand if i said,
I'd like to know you'd handle them for me...
if I let you? ...
all the questions the "what ifs" ... they put strings on you ... cut them and see what happens ...
great write here ... thank you so much for your time and talent in my contest ...
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= D
thank you
twas my pleasure
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