Woman's Confidence



As plain as day,
A moment has been remembered,
Young adult age,
In work uniform,
In the back of one's job,
A confident young man,
Exchanging words with a co-worker,
This co-worker is an overpowering woman,

Walked into a loud and intriguing conversation,
With a profound ending,
"Men like confident women."
Both parties depart,
Leaving a young less than confident woman alone,
It's like he knew,
It's like he realized,
That young woman wasn't confident,
Due to a troubled past,
And no solid evidence to believe in oneself,

From that moment on,
The confidence that was lacked was faked,
So that men can see a glimmer,
That glimmer that makes one attractive to a man's eye,
It's like the confidence was transparent,
No suitor came forward,
The same as always,
Change was so overrated,

Times changed,
Real confidence grew,
A strong front,
And a solid foot planted,
Confidence was easily seen,
No real difference came to par,
Just a perspective of intimidation,
That can scare a small child let alone a man,

About this poem

This poem is about a lack of confidence a woman has. One exchange witnessed causes oneself to change. Even if the change is faked to be noticed. Years later and confidence is for real and obtained the same results happen for not be recognized for having confidence.

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Submitted by sandiestripes on December 08, 2022

Modified on March 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXXBCD DXDXXEXFXX XXCXFAXX XEFXXXDB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,005
Words 208
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 10, 8, 8

Sandra M. Dorazil

Sandra Dorazil has 2 self-published books. Her first book published is the poems that she wrote in high school until the last moments in college. "Misunderstood Soul: A Lost Cause" was published in 2016. Her novel "Green Beauty" was published in 2018. more…

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