Nice girls and the Not so Very Nice
All the nice girls
with the right curls
following their hearts
The ones with no dents in their head
Adventures of snow peaks and red earth
They talk the walk that satisfies
justifying all that is said
Making the crowd sit back and admire
Some even tossing out the silver spoon
Volunteering overseas for Red Cross
The nice girls are those that
ask the questions that spur wonder
Beauty admired for not being skin deep
Inspiring by going against the odds
Intelligent creatures that are understood
The not so nice girls
with too many curls
dancing ballet in high heels
Squatting in a museum no money for rent
social etiquette and decorum all spent
Speaking up about things not so nice
not heeding when to be quiet
Annoying with a darker need
Seeing the full length mirror of life
Not so nice girls seem to finish last
Girls with middle names of forget
not fitting the neat private bill
awkward in their own skin
taken by heartbreak against their will
not so nice girls bare all with nothing to lose
The nice girls live accepted lives
not quite perfect but so close to it
outwardly keeping things in life complete
Debating with finesse and fine intellect
Nice girls have soothing sweet sex
Not so nice girls go against the grain
perfect in their struggle in vain
inward intuition finding words to speak
Voicing a truth that ain’t often pretty
Not so nice girls fuck to the souls of their feet
I think nice girl fits me like a glove
and not so nice I wear deep inside myself
A duality that has perplexed me most of my life
But today for the first time it gives me no strife
I give up the comparison and walk away from the fight
Comments
Fabulous write, Arcadia !!!
Hi Laura
Thanks for stopping by :O))
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wisdom of an inner fusing….
Exactly ….you have mused there be now no confusion….x
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Love that..so you are giving up on deciding where you fall?…I think you are surely a nice, sweet woman with a gift of writing…I am nice boy and trust me they always finish last…it is just the way the game is setup to be played…enjoyable read.
Well Chris I take you view of me kindly and I guess in honesty I offer that I am really a mix of things but mostly I try to find the kindness in me and in others…..makes life less mean an complicated.
Thanks for stopping by…..I appreciate your thoughts so very much on this…xx
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Excellent understanding of duality of self. More than duality in there too…but have to start somewhere. lol. So good. Love your mind.
I figure there are some that are more mix like this and then there are some who have such resolve they really do walk more days with integrity and honesty as their flags…..
I guess though we have to be who we are and keep working on what we need and what we can let go off as time passes by. Thanks for your thoughts on this Paj….appreciate it greatly xxx
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I think nice and not so nice girls are often one and the same; such is the innate quality of light and shade.
You are in fine company my darling
xoxox
I agree that there is the voice of duality that many share …..I also see there are some who think within a frame that makes life easier somehow to me…..but that is only me of course looking in with my rose coloured glasses…..though I do wonder what it would be like to think more main stream and with less menus inside…xxxxx
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I’m so glad you’ve ended the struggle of deciding between nice and nasty sweetheart : ), I think we all have the capacity to be both…. great writing! Wen xxx
Hi ya
Indeed you speak a truth of our capacity to be the opposites, polarized with our views inside and out…
Some are more balanced in this….and I observe a less complicated life that ensues….xxx
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Deciding between two different selves is tough. You did a really good job of conveying that here, I totally feel this. Great poem!
Hi Joshua…. Thank you for your thoughts on this poem it is indeed appreciated :O)
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KarenSue doll, I think like Lisa and Wen, that ‘we’ all have the innate capacity to be many shades….and that maybe judgement by others to the contrary is but that.
A very deep and thoughty write. Gives me lots to ponder… :))
Sandra xx
Pondering is good me thinks……I am still pondering this write and I see this as a reflection of many I know and also a dividing line as well…..xxx
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WE ARE MULTIFEROUS!!! I THINK THIS IS A WORD!!!! XO BELLISSIMO ARCADIA!!
Well if it was not a word before…..it surely is now!! And it is a awesome new addition to our language me thinks!! xxx
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Yeah, why not, no point fighting it if the fighting isn’t working,
easier said than done though Karen, excellent writing indeed :-) x
Hi Matt
Always easier said than done. Some though seem to make a better fist of it and others struggle along and some just give up and keep quiet for the rest of their life. At least trying to walk away from the fight must surely fly the flag of self respect….even if it does not fly very long it is a start. x
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