This Thing Called Woman
When in her best behavior:
she smiles so sweetly
and she loves so freely;
she speaks so softly
and she adores so dearly.
But if you are not on your guard:
she will smile sweetly still
as she drives a knife deep into your heart;
she will love you, yes she will,
while bleeding dry your credit card until you hurt;
she will speak ever so softly,
divesting you of your money till you can't take it anymore;
she will adore you dearly
till she finds a new man, then drops you to settle some score.
She is tough, yet crumbles so easily,
she loves but hates with uncontrollable fury.
She sends so many conflicting signals:
like some sort of a weirdo,
she says no when she means yes, and yes when she means no;
she always demands equality
yet expects preferential treatment based on her femininity;
she expects a man to open the door
but once inside the feminist begins to take over the floor;
she can manage on her own, says woman,
yet resents it when you don't give up your seat, you ain't a gentleman;
she wants a man to hold her when crossing the pavement
but try it in the office and the poor guy gets booked for harassment.
What a woman really wants is equality...in her favor !!!
Copyright © Wilfredo Derequito | Year Posted 2007
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