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Womanly Advice

By Erynn Crittenden
September 4, 2023
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Keep your keys in your fist
In case you need to stab

Never wear a ponytail
Because they’re fun to grab

Always wear good walking shoes
In case you have to flee

And never help a stranger-
No matter what you see

Be aware of your surroundings
And keep within the light

And if something should happen
You scratch and kick and bite

And if you need some help
Be specific when you ask

For people who are called out
Will often accept the task

All of these instructions
Were passed from Mom to me

And I will teach my daughters
Until women can walk free

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Erynn Crittenden

Erynn Crittenden has written poetry since she could hold a pen. This love prompted her to earn a BA in Creative Writing, where she learned how to experiment with syllables and styles. Since then, Erynn has self-published two poetry collections (By the Bones and Transfiguration) through Lulu. She also writes and publishes plenty of individual poems on her website, and her work has appeared in the Talon Literary Magazine, the Beautiful Poetry anthology by Silent Sparks Press, the #AmWriting anthology by the Wayne Foundation, and Life Blood: A Collection of Vampire Tales by Gary Hill. Erynn is also the creator and host of the Present Poetry Podcast, where she reads and celebrates a different poet every week. Find it and the rest of her works by visiting her website at LadyErynn.com.

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