The Things You Hear as an American Woman
a pantoum poem
Pull your shirt up.
Those shorts are far too revealing!
That makeup made you look too old; it’s not fair.
This wouldn’t have happened if you weren’t wearing that dress.
Those shorts are far too revealing!
You’ll be distracting the boys.
This wouldn’t have happened if you weren’t wearing that dress.
You’re such a slut.
You’ll be distracting the boys.
Don’t wear that if you don’t want to be looked at.
You’re such a slut.
We all thought you were asking for it.
Don’t wear that if you don’t want to be looked at.
That makeup made you look too old; it’s not fair.
We all thought you were asking for it.
Pull your shirt up.