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told

Auburn Meister Barnes 1997

you’re told to be strong
but willing

self-sufficient
but needy

be confident
but modest and humble

you must be calm
but strict

and caring
but stern

don’t listen to others;
but if you don’t
you’re wrong

you must be everything

…and you’re still never enough

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This poem is about being a woman in today's society.

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Submitted by ameisterbarnes on March 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB CX CX XX BX XCA B X
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 273
Words 53
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1
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