From Society To A Sweet Young Girl

My sweet young Olanna;

You are nothing but a girl
Clasp your laps and cross your legs
Be sweet, gentle, calm and mute
Lest you find no proper man.

Curly hair and bright white teeth
Sparkly dress and thin figure
Worship beauty, leave out brains
Grab the consciousness of men.

Too much ambition harms you
Strive to be the perfect wife
For in eight-ten years to come
You will reach your peak - marriage.

Reviews

[Oyindamola Shoola]

Beautiful poem kanyin?.... I am sure must have been inspired by this Beyonce ft chimanda's song... You shouldwwatch the video of chimamanda stating why we shld be femminist

[Leslie Philibert]

Well written, but obviously women will not like the conviction that they should see marriage as the object of their aspirations...don`t see this either, but I understand the cultural background that makes you think this way..

[Master K-tops]

:) Thank you for your comment, sir. But I was actually mocking the belief I seem to be passing across in the poem. I guess I haven't done a good job, I thought everyone would notice that it waas satirical.

[MomzillaNC]

I don't know if it's your intent, but this seems to me a conviction against the misogyny still so prevalent in the world's expectations of girls and woman -- that they must set aside their intellect and aspirations… that they are less than fully actualized humans and should only look to be wives.

[Master K-tops]

Haha! You got it perfectly well. Thank you for taking the time to pay attention to this.

[MomzillaNC]

You're welcome.

[TL Boehm]

A strongly written poem. We all want good things for those younger than ourselves, but do we want what they want for themselves. Is this the ultimate goal for Olanna, to leave out brains and marry.

[Master K-tops]

No. Society defines most people when in fact, they should defy society. A girl should be able to strive for greatness without depending too much on the man and in turth, I'd only marry an intelligent and ambitious woman.

[TL Boehm]

This is what I believe as well. The poem seemed to address these societal restrictions quite well.