they call me SEXY
as if that’s really my name
and sometimes, I’ll admit
I like it, but more often
than not, well…
it brings with it, so much weight
so much responsibility, so much
OH-GIRL...I WANNA...
I mean, I can’t lie
I often enjoy the attention,
crave it even, especially when
the mirror won't cut me any slack
or the hair ain't acting right
a hoot or a holler brings me back
lifts my spirits, feeds my ego
at that moment, in a way
my girlfriends can not
ladies, don't crucify me
I'm all for women's empowerment
take comfort, find strength
in a circle of sisters banded
together,
I praise and applaud
Gloria Steinem, Angela Davis,
Amelia Earhart, Sojourner Truth,
female surgeons, Supreme Court justices, politicians
who've paved the way for little girls,
all grown-up women even that
dare chase dreams, defy odds,
step into shoes nay-sayers say
are much-too-much-too big for them
but, the Eve in me,
the woman whom God created for man
also anticipates the day
when my life-mate and I
become one, rhapsody dance
in and out of the sheets
for him, I'll be a
NAUGHTY-GIRL,
like Beyonce's song,
but his
ONLY-GIRL
I know to many men
this sounds very much like
'the double-standard'
we women excuse you of having
wanting your cake and eating it too,
and to that I say
'guilty as charged'
its not wrong to want more than
"Hey SEXY-lady...I like...your body’s..."
while Shaggy's song is catchy
it does me no good, should that I would
also want to be...
loved, adored, admired,
known
through and through
inside and out
for
what I am
what I could be
my mind, body and soul
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Lots to like in this poem.
The down-home honest way you write is very refreshing.. The expression of your opinions are brought out very clear in a down-played way. The rhythm flows most beautifully.
All the many points you bring out here could cause one many hours of contemplation.
This is a very mature write.
Most of all the way you used your words made it a mos entertaining and enjoyable read.
I see someone with much talent here.
Thank You for sharing,
Misty, This is an interesting and well thought out discussion on how the world sees women. One of the things that I've noticed through the years is that, from a man's point of view, it is sometimes difficult to compliment a woman on appearance or intelligence due to the changing mores in our society. Enjoyed the write. Greg
I think women can have the best of both worlds. They can be intelligent, articulate AND sexy. God created women to be beautiful, physically, spiritually and intellectually. I would rather be in the presence of one wonderful woman then ten men. I find women fascinating and beautiful. They are much more interesting to talk with. Yes, women are beautiful, not just in outward appearance but deep down inside. Never underestimate yourself. God made you to be special. Us guys really need you.
Look at what this poem dragged out of me! Obviously a great write.
Well, you've got lots of comments here and I think that opinions both of women and men are... correct. It's a rare thing if a man possess the facility of seeing ones interior, but the same thing I could say about women too.
I'm not feeling happy, when someone thinks that I'm sexy. Especially if he tells me that. It automatically lowers his position in front of my eyes. Maybe that's wrong.
Actually I don't have big problems with that, because I change my style of appearance whenever I want and people are used to it.
In the end I want to tell you, that your poem would sound really good as an r-n-b or rap song ;)
For me a woman being sexy is more than just looks. Some of the sexiest women that I have met were not always the best looking. I think it more of a personality of believing in all of yourself not just the exterior.
Hard in edge of fact report, a write filled direction and voice, a hard combination, but done in a manner that holds interest and reality faced, a reporter of time and place centuries old, Lord Bryon would smile.. Walt
I really felt this.
It's hard, sometimes, to divorce the image we think we have to project from the person we truly are. This is such a real problem for women in society.
And I didn't mind the breaks...it felt like thoughts flowing from mind through pen to paper...and real, somehow.
I would like to say that everyone eventually calls me sexy or hottie. I'm not ugly, I'm not Barbie either. More like Cinderella. After I let someone past my front they see me in a whole different way. So in fact, besides being called sexy, or hottie, its hard to approach me so I'm not called at all. So I have my own barriers to overcome with that one. I just dont know how to overcome that.
Heh. Everyone I meet ultimately calls me "HOTTIE". I know the feeling. :-) I understand that at first it's flattering, but insulting in the end. I am more than my appearance and I want THAT to be what attracts others. The only problem is... they have to be the type of people LOOKING for what's on the inside. I've changed my circle of friends and WHALA! everyone loves me... the REAL me. :-)
I liked the honesty and the self examination here. There are times when it could be a bit smoother and less... ??... choppy? Can't wait to see it when it's done. :-)
Hi Misty,
This is written with an interesting point of view...how this chracter sees herself in the eyes of others, and struggles with how she really wants to be seen, and accepted. You let the reader in on what she is actually thinking, how she justifies who she is. You have some good lines in here.. "The meshing and melting
and rising and winding and dancing...."
Your writing is fine, although the piece seems to jump around a bit in places...almost like a nagging thought, that disrupts the flow of the read. All in all, an interesting piece, and creative.
Welcome !
