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Women Who Are Wedding Cakes

October 7, 2015
By simplyinferior GOLD, Ottawa, Illinois
simplyinferior GOLD, Ottawa, Illinois
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Men love women who are wedding cakes,
the ones with creamy frosting smooth skin
adorned with pretty perfectly placed flowers
that dot each strictly structured tier
Making their eyes widen at the sugary surprise,

 Men also love the women who are warm gooey pies

with a golden brown crispy crust straight from the oven
carefully holding in the sweet mushy cherries, apples, peaches
sending off an aroma so delicious
causing drool to drip from their hungry lips
Men love their sweets to be prim with intricate frosting designs
or doughy and soft, coated in a savory sticky glaze
Women with batter beat and kneaded
to fit the mold of the pan
before getting cooked to perfection
But me?
I am woman but I am no pristine pastry
found on display in bakery windows
I am the dreaded fruitcake that your crazy cat-lady
of a great aunt always brings to every Christmas Eve
the one gift everyone begrudgingly accepts with a bitter smile
as they carelessly stow away my rock hard tasteless self
in a dark corner to be ignored until I grow green from mold
Though it’s not so bad being the fruit cake
whose batter oozes out of the rusted metal pan
simply a messy nightmare never to be baked correctly
because I would much rather be free to rot in a corner
away from prying narrowed eyes
then get my skin cut into by a butterknife
and have pieces of me missing and devoured
Like women who are wedding cakes.



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on Mar. 31 2016 at 12:31 pm
Mollybug16 BRONZE, Cleveland, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
Impossible is not a word, it's just a reason for someone not to try.

First of all, I love the length of the poem! Some poems are just way too short and leave you wanting more, but this one is the perfect length. Secondly, I never would have thought of something like this, it's so unique. I love how you compare women to wedding cakes and pies. My absolute favorite part is the ending where you say " I would much rather be free to rot in a corner away from prying narrowed eyes then get my skin cut into by a butterknife and have pieces of me missing and devoured Like women who are wedding cakes." To me that is the absolute best part about this! I really can't think of anything wrong with this poem :)

on Oct. 19 2015 at 6:27 pm
simplyinferior GOLD, Ottawa, Illinois
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thanks very much! and i always am hopeless when it comes to punctuation in poems lol

on Oct. 17 2015 at 1:05 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I also like the length of the poem because you really describe the theme and that is always important in a poem. Again, great job! :)

on Oct. 17 2015 at 1:03 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Great job with this poem! I like how you end with the wedding cake part because that seems that reminds the reader of the whole wedding cake theme. I also like all of the imagery and descriptions in this piece. I suggest that you add some more punctuation because sometimes you have a question mark and commas but no periods so it kind of feels like some lines are left hanging. Great job with this piece! Keep writing! :)

on Oct. 17 2015 at 12:45 pm
simplyinferior GOLD, Ottawa, Illinois
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thank you lol!!

on Oct. 12 2015 at 2:51 pm
futurista12 ELITE, Far Rockaway, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;And though she be but little, she is fierce.&quot;- Shakespeare

Yes girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Me? I'm a cookie)