About a Girl

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  jonsaviours

  I didn't expect this poem to go that way, a love poem turned to a nightmare.

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  delano

  Nice

  LikeReply 110 days ago
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  PriscillaKing

  Typical male fantasy. When things don't go his way, she's threatening him with a gun! I believe that does happen, maybe a couple of times a year, somewhere on Earth. More often, what literally happens is that she tells him to clean up the yellow spots in the bathroom, and his mind turns her into a monster so he's justified in fleeing or even fighting. Well, no reasonable woman is going to believe that story. Not even from the rare man for whom it might have been true.
  
  Nicely depicted here, though. The narrator may have some mental work to do but the poet did a good job. more »

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    Risingwerdz

    You pretty much nailed it, but does the girl need help too? What about the last half where her supposed insanity is explained? Her past and all that. The narrator indeed has some work to, but how much work can be done before he realizes there is an indelible mark w her name on it? A scar. And if no girl will believe the story, then how is she ever going to be accountable for her actions? more »

    LikeReply 110 days ago
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    PriscillaKing

    I think the guy's best chance is to stick to very simple, objective descriptions of exactly what happened, with a clear focus on what he did (and no hiding the crucial details). If it's true that he failed to clean, talked to his ex, whatever, and then she pointed a gun at him and threatened to shoot, a protective order might be appropriate. Or she took out the gun after he hit her, in which case no protective order is necessary because he should be in jail. But if there's any flight of fancy or emotionality or any suggestion of "I was just being my wonderful self and she turned into a monster FOR NO REASON because she's INSANE because all women are CRAAAZEEE," those of us who are really old enough to date know that that's coming from a sick guy.
    
    Given the baseline assumption that women are sane and men are manipulative, it's a good idea for men not to use any words that suggest any judgment on women's competence or intelligence. They can say "I don't understand" or "I didn't understand."
    
    Blaming other men for what's supposedly wrong with the woman, as distinct from anything wrong with the way he behaved toward her...yeah, right. Some other man may have done her wrong first but I'll believe that when she says it. more »

    LikeReply10 days ago
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  delano

  I really love it

  LikeReply16 days ago
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  tlmonroe216

  The poem told a story and took a really unexpected but interesting turn.

  LikeReply18 days ago