I’m a young woman, I do as I should.
I don’t eat too much, in case I get fat.
I don’t swear in the street, in case children hear.
I don’t wear clothes that leave little to the imagination.
I don’t have the last one.
I don’t forget my P’s and Q’s.
I don’t spit in the street.
I don’t lie to others.
I don’t go in the rain without an umbrella.
I don’t litter.
I don’t fight with others.
I don’t disrespect. For,
I'm a young woman, I do as I should.
I eat chips and don’t fret about the effect on my waistline.
I drink beer and don’t care if it’s ‘not very ladylike.’
I express myself in the way I see fit,
Whether it shouting or laughing or writing down shit.
I swear, sometimes,
Not in front of kids.
I like alcohol and I’ve dabbled.
I climb trees and I play-fight.
I’ve punched and I’ve kicked.
I think things I shouldn’t and often say them out loud.
I draw on the walls.
I’m not very quiet, nor am I too sane,
And I laugh at myself.
For, I’m a young woman, I do as I should.
I do as I should.
Not what you say I should.
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Author:
KDymond (
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Published:
September 20th, 2016 10:34
- Category: Sociopolitical
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WELCOME KD ~ Thanks for your first poem which is very confessional. I love the ambivalence GOOD Girl in the first half and NAUGHTY Girl in the second Love you attitude "I do as I should ~ Not what you say i should !". If I dated you which side would you show me ? Thanks for sharing ~ more please ~ Yours BRIAN
Very well done....Great write
I like this a lot...How you start by actually seeming to be the primadonna, then let your readers know that you are not one at all...excellent stuff
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