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Sep 02
poem 5 comments
Nightheart

space girl

i.
don't take up too much
SPACE
girl, don't let your body
grow soft and
ever EXPANDING
like the universe
around   you, because
only men are allowed
to take up as much
s   p   a   c   e
as they want,
and if your thighs grow together
like a
mermaid's
tail,
they will never want you.

ii.
don't let yourself take-up
too little space girl,
n o b o d y thinks that
p
    o
        k
            i
                n
                     g
ribs are attractive,
real women, real women,
they have curves
don't you want to be
a REAL woman one day, too?

iii.
be quiet, girl,
don't let those ideas of yours
E            P            O            E
       X            L             D
our of your mouth,
don't make THE MAN 
feel little, don't make him feel stupid,
l a c k i n g.
be sweet, toss him little smiles like 
a dog and most of all,
be quiet. shhhhhh.

iiii.
be LOUDER girl,
play ha r  d   t     o    g     e        t,
let him
CAPTURE YOU,
let him feel like he has defeated
something, anything,
make him feel like THE MAN,
be
a little
STRONGER, girl,
nobody likes a fragile twig,
and then let him
b
r
e
a
k
you,
be defeated.

iiiii.
be everything that
you aren't.
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Posted: 09.02.19
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  1. nean_bean
    Sep 02, 2019

    Hey Nightheart!

    I love this poem! The idea of presenting it in steps like you do is a clever one because of the straightforward nature with which you examine your ideas. It really makes the reader go “woah. I understand what this stanza is about and I understand what you are saying.” I also like the fact that some of your words jump around. It pulls attention to them in a nice way, and makes your poem unique.

    Nice job!
    --nean_bean

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  1. My Perpetual We...
    Sep 02, 2019

    What a powerful piece! This resonates with me on many levels and is written so beautifully. Well done!

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  1. LadyMidnight
    Sep 03, 2019

    Love this. Amazing job.

    "There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemmingway

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  1. activist_fieldhockey
    Nov 22, 2019

    Wow. I love everything about this! So dramatic and genuine, and really relatable. Thank you for bringing this to light.

    hazel green

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  1. Cloudkitty
    Oct 24, 2020

    This is really cool! Everything stands out and is inspiring!

    "Meet me
    where the end begins,
    in echoes,
    where your world is me,
    and my world is yours."

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