Another old poem of mine, circa 1972. All rights reserved.
CRAZY GIRLS
No one wants a crazy girl and I don’t blame them one bit
crazy girls call at the wrong time of night
crazy girls are too heavy
crazy girls want sex and then they don’t
crazy girls call home and then they won’t talk
crazy girls cry at all the wrong times
crazy girls aren’t cool—even their best friends know
Never let a crazy girl get drunk
Don’t let her get stoned
crazy girls will call up poles and call for help
to their daddies who will not hear
And well they shouldn’t
Everyone knows—even their best friends—that crazy girls aren’t cool
they’re not suicides
they’re not artists
they’re not schizos
crazy girls are just crazy
so just
Leave them alone.
© 1972, 2016 Timi Townsend.
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Let Us Live Like We Mean It! 
That was really interesting, especially as you wrote it so long ago! The poem is certainly a comprehensive look at the behaviour of crazy girls. Thought-provoking, Timi.
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Thank you, Millie. I wrote it when I was a crazy girl: it is autobiographical. 😛
I don’t have much in the way of journals from my youth, but I have reams of poetry that often serve the same purpose. I enjoy looking back at them. Meanwhile my ‘contemporary’ poetry-writing folder has disappeared. I guess I’ll have to start a new one by writing some new poems…
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As I read the poem, I wondered whether it was autobiographical. It’s good that you can look back on that time with a smile. The 60’s was a strange, unsettling decade – so much change, particularly for our generation. I often think about life back then.
Hope your poetry-writing folder turns up – unless you’re happy to start anew. I don’t write poetry, but I like to read other people’s. My blogging daughter writes lovely poems.
Get yourself well, Timi. Stay in bed, if need be!
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it’s always interesting to be able to look back on our writing.
Get well soon. i stumbled upon you and have been reading for a bit. 😉
https://www.thisbeautifullifeofours.com
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Yes, it is interesting to look back, Naimah. Thank you for your good wishes! I’m glad you stumbled upon my blog, and I look forward to reading some of yours! 🙂
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