Friday, May 09, 2008

Unanswered Questions: a poem

Why do men always break our heart?
They woo you with words so sweet
That you cant help but melt
They treat you good that you feel
You're the luckiest gal on earth
But once they detect a flaw (or they fancy some other better creatures)
They slip away quietly
And you're left puzzled.
Do they think you are such a heartless creature
That they can just leave you
And that you wont feel the hurt?
To toss around when we're unwanted?

We've been through this cycle since primordial time
They come, they conquer, they leave.
such patriarchal beliefs should stop.
We are persons of our own right
We have equal claims to education and career.
Why cant we have the same for relationships?
Why must they have the last say?
Why must we comply at the expense of our broken hearts?

I'm tired of this stupid charade
Of men chasing 36-24-36
Or ogling at a C or D cup
You have to play their game in order to be "happy"
You have to be tiny or bountiful in the upper department
But they can be pot-bellied and vulgar.
What gives?
If they are so visual, they should take a look at themselves.
They are not Brad Pitt, so why should they ask for Angelina Jolie?
But this is the oppression that will never stop.
What happens to good decent women like me?
Are they scared of intelligence?
Scared that they cant answer the questions
That require honest-to-goodness answers.
Why do they break our hearts?

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