Ode to Men
Posted by Teresa on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
~ Teresa Sharp 1996
Girls hate when guys say that they’ll call and then don’t.
You promise you will, but we know that you won’t.
You say, “Let’s get together and do something sometime.”
But we know that you tell every girl that same line.
You ask for our numbers, but then never call.
We then wonder why we ever told you at all.
You build up our hopes and make us start dreaming.
But deep down inside, we know you’re just scheming.
You think that you’re charming, with slyness and guile
When you tell us we’re pretty and have a great smile.
And you think that we’ll fall for you and get week in the knees
Just ‘cuz you’re handsome and say, “Pretty please.”
And we do, every time. You’d think we would learn.
Someday we’ll have wisdom and the power to discern.
We’ll discover your plots and uncover your schemes.
We’ll tell you, “No way!” or, “You wish!” “In your dreams!.”
But until then, we’ll be sincere and naive.
When you say that you’ll call us, we’ll trust and believe;
‘Cuz I hate to admit it, but it really is true,
That without guys around, we’d have nothing to do.
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Freak yeah! Nice rhymes, T. I wish I had known the 18 year old you
We’d have been besties for sure.
Welcome back to dating.
But we are charming! Nice poem.