the bitter b*tch

(and old poem--apologies for the cursing!)

i think the word
bitter was created just
for men who wanted to shun
girls and not be punished
(what a bitter b*tch)
they whisper that she is not
pretty enough
and she is not tall enough
that she wears too much makeup
or not enough
and they confuse her and trap her in their stares
until she is one of them and just as
self-conscious as them all
(what a bitter b*tch)
so when she offers herself up on a silver platter
when she turns herself into a paper for grading
and she is put at the bottom of the stack
she does not understand
though she knows
she does not understand
(what a bitter b*tch)
of course they will blame her
for letting herself get hurt
call her out
she's only saying that because
it hurt her
if it was otherwise her head wouldn't be full
of such ideas
(what a bitter b*tch)
and that is true
you cannot deny that
that is true
that she would keep her mouth clamped
shut
if it went her way
but she wonders
and she wonders
did they ever think
that she would not be able to
let herself get hurt
if they wouldn't
hurt
her
(what a bitter b*tch)