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...that is not what i do
i ain't no damsel in distress
and i don't need to be rescued
so put me down punk
maybe you'd prefer a maiden fair
isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
i am not an angry girl
but it seems like i've got everyone fooled
every time i say something they find hard to hear
they chalk it up to my anger
and never to their own fear
and imagine you're a girl
just trying to finally come clean
knowing full well they'd prefer you
were dirty and smiling
and i am sorry
i am not a maiden fair
and i am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
and generally my generation
wouldn't be caught dead working for the man
and generally i agree with them
trouble is you gotta have yourself an alternate plan
and i have earned my disillusionment
i have been working all of my life
and i am a patriot
i have been fighting the good fight
and what if there are no damsels in distress
what if i knew that and i called your bluff?
don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down
whether or not you ever show up
i am not a pretty girl
i don't want to be a pretty girl
no i want to be more than a pretty girl
-Ani Difranco
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ian han (86 months ago | reply)
Great idea, and a cool shot.
Hope you are ok.
Kamala L (86 months ago | reply)
The concluding line is great and the picture is effective through the vagueness of the face!(And it looks you ARE pretty too though you don't want to be one!)
(Found from Portraits That Tell A Story)
kaspaar (86 months ago | reply)
like the concept. (Found from Portraits That Tell A Story)
Kevin Lelland (86 months ago | reply)
"and generally my generation
wouldn't be caught dead working for the man
and generally i agree with them
trouble is you gotta have yourself an alternate plan" - love these lines, where's the poem from?
belle*devotchka (86 months ago | reply)
its a fantastic ani difranco song... one of the best lyricists/poets I know of :)
Norma Desmond added this photo to her favorites. (86 months ago)
Scott Dungan (85 months ago | reply)
"no i want to be more than a pretty girl" This is great, keep the faith and be strong.
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Scott Dungan added this photo to his favorites. (85 months ago)
Andrew Pescod (85 months ago | reply)
insteresting shot, the one thing to rememer is that everyone is beautiful :)
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exoskull (81 months ago | reply)
Fantastic.
I love that song.
It's a caption for one of my photos as well.
herzchen, pjharris1, and downtown kara brown added this photo to their favorites.