A real woman
Fake a smile
wipe your tears
pretty girls don't cry, dear.
Trim your hair
shed some weight
and keep your posture straight
ditch that awful attitude,
that shirt is far too tight
eat less food,
“that isn't very ladylike”
show some more skin,
it's what men like
but you should definitely cover up, hon
for boys will be boys
Keep a small frame
and do as i say
for this is how a real woman
must behave
About this poem
About society's high standards and expectations for young women.
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Written on July 28, 2022
Submitted by 1eahs on February 29, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX XAA BXBC XCXX XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 404 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 |
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