I am not dainty<\/p>\n
I spend 5 minutes a month<\/p>\n
Doing what I call my makeup<\/p>\n
And my dresses don\u2019t fit<\/p>\n
So I mostly wear jeans and shit<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I bite my nails to the nub<\/p>\n
And I\u2019m always burning my tongue<\/p>\n
On words I\u2019m told I shouldn\u2019t say<\/p>\n
A lady doesn\u2019t speak that way<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve never been told I\u2019m too feminine<\/p>\n
More like vegetables floating in gelatin<\/p>\n
I\u2019m out of place in this generation<\/p>\n
A near offensive combination<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
People don\u2019t say that I\u2019m elegant<\/p>\n
Nor do they treat me as delicate<\/p>\n
Though I really can\u2019t blame them for skipping my station<\/p>\n
Who wants to be guilty by association<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I have bruises from hitting the coffee table<\/p>\n
And you\u2019d think I\u2019d learn with it being so painful<\/p>\n
But darling, quite frankly, to put it plainly<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve never been thought of as dainty<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not many would use the word \u201cbeautiful\u201d<\/p>\n
For the most part, it\u2019s simply unsuitable<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not unattractive but, darling, the fact is<\/p>\n
Letting my hair down is anticlimactic<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve got bags beneath my eyes<\/p>\n
There are stretch marks on my thighs<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s true that I\u2019ve got legs for days<\/p>\n
In a lanky sort of way<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve never been told to try modeling<\/p>\n
My smile is nothing near sparkling<\/p>\n
And with my lack of poise and grace<\/p>\n
I find I\u2019m an acquired taste<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Now, it may sound as if I hate me<\/p>\n
But that is not the case<\/p>\n
I just have a tendency<\/p>\n
To lean into my strengths<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And, trust me, I am truly great<\/p>\n
At quite a number of different things<\/p>\n
But if you asked the best, I\u2019d say<\/p>\n
Selling myself short is my forte<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
My friends all say that I\u2019m a catch<\/p>\n
Just yet to find the perfect match<\/p>\n
They\u2019re wrong, of course, although they\u2019re kind<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not their fault their words are lies<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I found my other half many years ago<\/p>\n
I feel as if I\u2019ve known them all my life<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
So save the date and count the days<\/p>\n
The limo hearse is on the way<\/p>\n
And be prepared to meet the apple of my eye<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
My other half, my soulmate:<\/p>\n
This darkness that I feel inside<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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