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Saving Grace

by The Walrus 

Posted: 23 November 2004
Word Count: 114
Summary: A hasty and somewhat frivolous number.


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Let’s face it -
it’s pretty cool to be a man.
You can pee upright,
have a significantly larger
alcohol-to-body-mass ratio
and go grey, distinguishably.

Furthermore, you escape childbirth
the covert warfare with hair and
the relentless struggle with cellulite.
And, who wants to be a sodding hen
when you could be a stag?

But hey, here’s the thing
women get to wear makeup!
And no matter how scarey the mirrored face
you can polyfiller the cracks,
mascara to disguise the fact
that your eyes bear an uncanny resemblance
to pissholes in the snow,
And finally, the infallible trick -
a slick of lipstick (red is best).

Perhaps god wasn’t such a bitch afterall.






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juleschoc at 19:05 on 23 November 2004  Report this post
really like this! made me smile. You manage to expose the pitfalls and pleasures of either sex in a witty entertaining way.

Jules

roovacrag at 20:05 on 23 November 2004  Report this post
Red glad you finally posted this.

I loved it when you called and read it to me.
Had me in stitches.

First stanza did it, still laughing .

Well done.

xx RED MUM xxxxxxxxx



Elsie at 21:41 on 23 November 2004  Report this post
Walrus, for someone this made me think of being a child, and wanting 'big thighs', and thinking 'once I have a bra everything will be perfect. 'So. of course, it is now. Many big thighs. Many big bras. Or bigger than I wanted..

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Ooops.meant ' for some reason'. Oh, and I enjoyed the poem too..

joanie at 23:08 on 23 November 2004  Report this post
Christina, absolutely right! All of it. Mascara's magic, isn't it?

Nice one - I enjoyed it.

joanie

Don Gorgon at 00:11 on 24 November 2004  Report this post
The Walrus, for the record, it is bloody great being a man! We can pee upright and sat down with equal comfort and we can wear make up or grow beards to hide any wrinkles and tings, so it's even better than you've portrayed. I am so glad I'm a man! Once again, you've made me giggle like a schoolkid reading this, especially the 'pissholes in the snow' line, that's what my eyes look like all the time, so me Dad's always telling me. I've made a mental note, 'MUST TRY MASCARA', just to see if it really works, this will be it's ultimate test!

I'm not going to read any more now tonight, so that I go to bed laughing about how cool it is to be a man and not a woman! Childbirth - OOOOOO! No thanks, I'm a man!

Thanks

Don

laurafraser at 09:27 on 24 November 2004  Report this post
the 'covert warfare with hair..." made me chuckle, as did "who wants to be a sodding hen when you can be a stag"-brillant and very witty-a litle poke at both sexes perhaps...
walrus really enjoyed this, great strong rythm to this that caries you along ffelt almost as if i could hear and see someone reading this poem to me, because the tone of it is so strong
a fun piece xlaura

Carlton at 16:58 on 24 November 2004  Report this post
I guess she made us pretty equal, when you weigh up the pros and cons of both sides. Great light hearted piece, just the tonic on these dark november eves.
Thanks, Carlton

The Walrus at 19:51 on 25 November 2004  Report this post
Thanks. Yeah Jules, I like to think it's balanced (in favour of course). Glad it made you chuckle Red Mum. Elsie, interesting response. How many thighs do you have and is there such a thing too big(ger?) breasts??? Joanie, yes, you are soooo right. Mascara is indispensible(sp). Don, OK OK, so men can wear makeup (hopefully sans beard), but let's face it, it's not really the norm. I mean, I'm not prejudice, but it still staunchly remains the female domain. And, yes, do try Mascara (if you absolutely insist), it really does work. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting. Still think it's cooler to be a woman btw. Thanks Laura, bit of a poke, yes. Just a gender silliness take. Carlton, equal? Ok, I guess so lol. Thanks.

The Walrus

Lawrenco at 00:27 on 29 November 2004  Report this post
Had me laughing from begining to the end.
You managed to get so many aspects said in a consise entertiaing prose style it worked well.Good performance piece it would have good value there .

All the best Patrick.

The Walrus at 07:38 on 29 November 2004  Report this post
Thanks Patrick.

Red



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