The One They Skipped Over

I am the one whom they all skipped over

Gentlemen seeking the meek and demure

The one who plays their game with them

Without fake laughter in hope to obscure

My mental faculties and self worth

 

Watching the glamorous girls at play

Oft makes me utterly depressed

When I find that they firmly believe

A lady's worth is in how she's dressed

And they make men fall for the lie

 

Ah, I am the one whom they skipped over

Those he-lions scouting for tender prey

For I'm made of more than fluff and filler

And shall not fold for the likes of they

At all the risk of being called frigid

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Michael]

Hi C-

I've been out in the woods and away from a computer on an archeological dig, I'll be going on another tomorrow but it will not be so rugged and I will be able to have computer access.

I love you work here. In particular the use of "he-lion" was spot on. Did you reverse some words in the last line?

[Damian Alan Gray]

This is really well done. I could almost hear Parker's slow and tired voice drawling out the lines, as I read it. The only suggestion that I have is that the last line be changed from:
"At all risk of being called frigid"
to
All at the risk of being called frigid
To me, it seems to make more sense and flow in an easier fashion. In any case, this is great work!
Good luck with the Vicious Parker contest!

[W.k.kortas]

It's pretty weighty stuff contained herein, but it's presented with a light enough touch that it doesn't beat the reader about the head and shoulders. The rhyme scheme is handled smartly, doesn't feel forced at any point, and the meter flows very nicely as well. Well-conceived and nicely executed piece of writing.

[Samuel Dickens]

The blonde jokes obviously don't apply to you, Constance. (as if they had any truth in them in the first place) I can see where your keen inteligence would run a lot of men off, but for those who can accept and embrace it, you would be quite a find. My first wife was one of the prettiest girls in our highschool, but she was also dumb as a sack of hammers. She didn't even know that the north won the civil war. What did she and I talk about? --Not much, and that was a big problem. A lot of men have fragile egos and are easily intimidated by smart women. Now If I was thirty and single again, and knew where there was a beautiful, smart woman like you at, I'd shave this beard and come calling. Sam