Poor Girls

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Your movement was met with great resistance
Though followed and praised by lots of kittens
Yes, I was wrong so count me too
And here’s how I’ll get back at you

I’ll lie and say it’s all your fault
I was the victim of assault
I didn’t want to do it with him
But came for a raise and couldn’t resist it

Another position would have been fine
Until I could see he meant my behind
I guess since he paid me that makes me a whore
But for a little more money; I’d have done so much more

Don’t tell my husband, he doesn’t need to know
We still have to pay for our place at the shore
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Written on September 26, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 04, 2022

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAA BBXX XXCC XC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 594
Words 122
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2

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