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a fantastical guide to courting

when taking out a girl

it is important to pick her up from her house,

though it is acceptable to meet

at the agreed location.

 

at a cafe, you buy her coffee.

at a restaurant, you buy her dinner.

at a bar, you buy her drinks.

buy a lot of them too.

this is only fair as

she gets paid less than you do

more often than not.

 

you take her hand and

you kiss her.

you hold the door open for her.

she laughs at your jokes.

she dresses up, dolls up and

you tell her she's beautiful.

she can make the move,

but it's better if you do.

but she can, this isn't the dark ages.

 

this isn't the dark ages.

we can all choose to vote for

kang or kodos.

I do admit, i'd only first heard the word

misandrist a few months ago.

(even spell check doesn't think it's a word).

 

which reminds me:

you hit her

you **** her

you abuse her

you defile her.

you are the one

who writes this kind of bile.

but it's okay.

we don't blame the bramble

for strangling the forest.

we do blame you for being

the way you are,

but it's okay.

you and I know

your repulsive behaviour is just a

reflection of us.

and we can't rectify a reflection.

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ryan-pemberton
Australian
Published
Sep 26, 2012
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