PICK ME
The glorification of a type of woman over another
PICK ME
If I genuinely love video games
Have pictures with guy friends on frames
I become a pick-me
If I dress like a tomboy
Immune to flirting becoming coy
I become a pick-me
I never put any girls down
Recitent because for them I am a clown
I become a pick-me
It takes a lot more than just talking
To be good friends the road of common interests is where the walking
I become a pick-me
If I genuinely feel insecure
I am fishing for compliments not demure
I become a pick-me
Let's stop this cycle and redefine the term
As a girl who puts other girls down to get to his sperm
Who are you to say how a man or a woman should be
When you can't even earn a single rupee
Who are you to say how a woman to behave
She is the one to decide which path to pave
Let a woman be however she wants
Until somebody she harms and taunts
Directly or Indirectly if you are not harmed
Mind your own business this distraction is alarmed
This applies to both genders
Together let's solve these blunders
My name is PA Jayashree Krishna I live in India Tamil Nadu
I just wanted to write a poem on how I was labeled a pick me for genuinely being so unabashed and loving video games.
I did not like how the clothes for women that are generally made are way shorter the arm hems of the clothes are so tight so I shop in the male section.
I was not behaving femininely enough for people who didn't even bother to know what that meant.
God knows how frustrating that is with women in similar situations. I do feel insecure and I complain about it to my friends and I am fishing for compliments it is just too much to take.
Men on social media glorify their ideal type I mean it is ok to have preferences and knowing what you are attracted to is good but glorifying that one type over the other brings other women down.
They will not feel good enough no matter what pleasing this men who are diabolical
Makes the women change their bodies, minds, thinking, and way of speaking illogical
This applies to both men and women
Don't fight with both genders amen
Pick me boys or Pick me girls
Don't go behind the opposite gender in twirls
You are not ugly you don't need validation
Seeking their approval is self-depreciation
No need to put others of your gender to feel better about yourself
We are human above no one everyone's unique in this universe we not even an elf
No one is special by putting others down
Because nobody likes being made to frown
You are special by lifting others up
Never forget that in your memory cup
People and their types are weird
Never let in them in your mind this geared
Appealing to the opposite gender does not define your worth
Don't make your life around them focus on yourself up forth
About the Creator
PA Jayashree Krishna
I write poetries and stories with deep meaning
A law student from Coimbatore, Tamil nadu India
Usually known as PA Jayashree
I also write about legal topics in these sites
legalwritingsbypajayshree.blogspot.com
https://medium.com/@pajayashree8
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Comments (1)
Important. Tomboy girls are actually really dope, I was as a child which was half a tomboy, half girly. I still feel that way. I love the rhymes at the end of the poem. That's a very cool poem 🪷