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artemis_selene Junior Member
since 2001-05-07
Posts 14virginia |
i know what you're thinking....not another one! she sits in the front row her books stacked neatly on her desk but unlike all the other girls she does not wear a dress she does not laugh and giggle everytime a boy walks past she does not cry or cower whenever she gets picked last she sits in the front row her books stacked neatly on her desk but you don't know that she is there because she marks "female" on her test. |
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anonymous albert ?
since 2001-03-23
Posts 2979 |
huh?....i didnt get it so the female is really a male..  or the male a female ...but yea....let me read it over again...interesting i still dont get it... is it the female in a guy as the sensitive side or the guy in the female..ahhh  ...but i did think this was a enjoyable poem cuz it made me think..hehe...good job..and keep writing   ...?[This message has been edited by anonymous albert ? (edited 05-08-2001).] |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Seeing this... it's one of those poems that you have to try really hard to interperet. Here's what I got from it... The girl is very proper. She doesn't laugh, doesn't do anything out of order, always has her "books stacked neatly on the desk." So it's difficult to determine her gender, simply because she goes to extremes? Is this to say that it's difficult to define your gender without assimilating to the common stereotype? That's kind of what I got from it... this poem is really tough to get correctly. Maybe clarify for us what this means... but please wait until a few more people have their interperetive moments.  We all deserve the chance to have an unbiased shot at this.Needless to say, I love this poem. Way to make me think. ~Allan Build a man a fire, and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. |
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lonely*soul Member
since 2001-04-05
Posts 396east haddam (moodus) ct :) |
right over my head lol *KiMMiE* |
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vixengrl04 Member
since 2001-04-26
Posts 495East Haddam, CT |
Hmmmm definitely one that made me think. Seems to be that the girl is never noticed or paid attention to and shes much of a tomboy. Please clarify. It's really interesting. ~*Nikki*~ ~*Of all the millions of people in the world, I'm just me.*~ |
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Wood_Stock Member
since 2001-05-09
Posts 58The little yellow |
I really enjoyed this poem. Sure it took a second read to get my head around. But I can see a lot of thought went into this one. Very deep, very moving, very intelligent and very bold. Yeah. Twas good. |
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banburycross Senior Member
since 2001-03-27
Posts 946viginia |
i thought that this one was about a girl who doesn't conform to what everone else does and allows herself to fade into the background and become transparent, but i don't really know. i love poems that make me think, so i like this poem a lot Sometimes, the things that go unsaid are the only things worth hearing. |
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artemis_selene Junior Member
since 2001-05-07
Posts 14virginia |
i'm glad that there are so many interpretations out there; everyone has their own perspective on things, and i found the various takes on it pretty interesting. the reason why i picked the title was because girls are stereotyped as weaker, or rather just plain less than boys, they are overlooked, despite any attempts one may undertake to break the mold. girls can never be considered to be more intelligent than their male counterparts....and that is what really irks me. and because a girl tries to be intelligent, she gets ostracized by both girls and boys.people find it difficult to believe that a girl can be smart and still have a rollicking personality and not be either a complete airhead or a hermit. i love being a chick, i just hate all the stereotypes about what a girl should be. i hope this sort of clarified things....i have always felt that poetry should be free for interpretation, and i hope this didn't ruin the poem for anyone. [This message has been edited by artemis_selene (edited 05-09-2001).] |
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Acies
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
Am I gald I got to this after your explanation Now it makes a lot more sense for me Just wondering if this is about you? thanks for sharing "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
My first interpretation was ....."transvestite?"....but oh well hehe. Well done. it got me thinking!  I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. |
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Lakewalker Member Elite
since 2000-08-05
Posts 3289On the streets w/ people |
Unfortunately I was thinking the same thing as Dopey at first, until I read the poem again. Aftr that I read your reply and it all made sense Good job on the poem, it seemed to really get everyone thinking."Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle" Plato. |
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