Curse of Eve
stupid girl, smiling sweet
Created To Be His Helpmeet in meekness and
silence.
silent shame and the blame of
existing in a female body.
cursed first
by the apple and the talking snake,
you shall have no childhood.
from the moment you learn to walk,
you are not a child, but a woman.
a living breathing temptation
get thee away from me, Satan
cover your shoulders.
sister, cover your hair.
silence.
silence, woman.
it is shameful for a woman to speak
I do not permit a woman to speak in a church
she must be silent.
About this poem
This is a poem about my experience of growing up female.
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Written on July 23, 2023
Submitted on July 23, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 538 |
Words | 128 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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