Dirty Blonde Attitude

She marches in with her heavy baggage and matching shoes,

With a dirty blonde attitude and a short fuse, 

With a sore index finger, that keeps pushing and poking and prodding,

Pointing the blame at everyone but her,

“You don’t know anything about me” she hollers

“You don’t think about my feelings” she screams

Well you know more than she thinks,

And you think more than she’ll ever know.

She tests your love, allegations, pushing all your boundaries

Complications, trying to bring you to your knees

Aggravations, grinding you down, piece by piece,

Till there’s nothing left.

You’d do anything for love, and she knows it,

But once it’s over you won’t love again.

(That, she doesn’t know)

Reviews

[R J Askew]

Enjoyed this take on how selfish we can be. It's horrible actually to be so demanding of others to the extend that we have no sense of how monstrous we are. The me, me, me, me, me, me first attitude stinks and seems to run through most of modern life. I think of all those shite hawk celebs and can-do ra-ra ha-ha teachers who tell people expresee youseslf, you can be whatever you want. You are better off without said blond hanging around. It's funny how people crave love and get cross when they don't get it, yet have no idea that to get it they have to be able to give it first.

[Intern'l Shultzfeather]

Some sad 't here. I do love you blondes, not the one you portray here, goodness. I don't want to know that I might like your bite.

[quill of shadows]

i know what u meen there sometimes u cant help but lovem bat at the same time hate em a wemon wemon wemon

[The Raven King]

I really like the title and the use of it in the poem. It evokes an immediate mental image that is fully formed and multifaceted. Not easy to do in three words. I also like the lack of the word "and" in the last half of the poem. You use it quite a bit in the first half and it might add depth while making the poem a bit more streamlined if you try removing the word "and" in a few places in the first half. I like the the ironic duality of being torn down and worn away while simultaneously reinforcing and empowering of the self by telling the self "Well you know more than she thinks, And you think more than she’ll ever know." And of course I love that in the end no one wins. Because in situations like these there is never a winner. Good job

[Marie Harrison]

Wow, this was absolutely stunning. What a write!

[Liza]

I enjoyed this, do we know the same blonde? :)
She is a little spoiled Princess
That gets her way with a sway
She uses her angelic look
To act like a devil

You have been made aware...

I enjoyed.

[jenniewren (J.W. Bouwma..]

i KNOW far too many women just like this. the "go away go away go away... hey where are you going?" type.

my favourite part of this is the final two lines.. like you're imparting a secret between friends. you're so good with that wry sort of twist, the "NOW i gotcha" of a write

[QuietPoet]

I liked this. It had great flow. You had wonderful detail in this as well. Loved it.

[Sean M. Addams]

liked this alot and thought the imagery in this was greatly done... kind of read like a story which was cool... overall a very impressive job from you..nice work!!!!

[E. A. Fielder]

I like how you brought the character description into the poem right at the beginning. It makes the poem more than just "about a dirty blonde." I think the depth is not in any particular line but in the fact that you use her description to set the mood that rolls into the emotion that he is feeling. Wonderful job!