Cougar boots and Jellies

you will see where this is going

There was a day
when only Cougar boots
like Sandy's would do,
and then there were Jellies,
Patent Pumps,
Puma, and Kangaroo.

There was a day
when only a man with the
devil in him caught my eye.
I thought I could fix him
and when I couldn't, I
thought I would die.

I don't know what happened to Sandy,
but I do know what happened to you.
those Cougar boots been
out of style since 1982, 
and so have all the things
bad boys do.

Author's Note

The song is just because Blondie reminds me of my Cougar Boots

Reviews

[kublakhan27]

Love the song...I still like to spin the Best of Blondie at home once in a while, or play the disc in the car when I'm cruising on summer days ;)

Have you read my poem The Talking Sheep? I can't remember if you have, but if not, I hope you'll take a look at it cuz it's the most fitting review I can offer to this piece...let's just say that this poem struck a nerve with me...if poetry is about emotion, you just brought lots of emotion to me...great job my friend.

[Lyn Anderson]

I am so glad. And yes, oddly, this is an emotional poem, despite its surface glibness.

[kublakhan27]

Any poem that references bad boys is going to get emotion out of me, especially when the come from the female point of view...that poem I just mentioned is probably the angriest thing I've ever written, and I've been writing for a while...

[Frieda P]

An entertaining read with a poignant slam to it...Blondie was the perfect choice, who's Sandy? Grease?

[Lyn Anderson]

My nemesis, or one of them. Ever been the alternate fourth in a group of four "popular" girls? That was me. The sub when Kelly was mad at Sandy or Theresa got bored.

[Frieda P]

Can't say that I have, sounds agonizing, especially if you're a teenage girl...

[Lyn Anderson]

Pre teen. Teen was much worse. Girls are merciless bullies, but then again, I discovered boys, so it was a mixed blessing.

[Frieda P]

I guess I was lucky, never had a run in with bullies, got along with everyone, jocks, and those strange one's too, I was too miserable at home to notice all the chaos in social graces at that age I suppose....

[Lyn Anderson]

Small blessings I guess. I was fortunate to have wonderful parents and a great boyfriend I was too young to realize just how special he was.

[Delmar Cooper]

Tom Jones' song "Take me in oh pretty woman" good reference to type.

[Lyn Anderson]

I picked Blondie, because she reminds me of my Cougar boots.

[NoelHC]

A quick little write that manages to express a great deal. Well done for something between appointments. Caught one little thing "and then there (were) the Jellies, etc

Good one kid!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks, and at my age, I like being called a kid.:)

[redflutterby]

You said it sister...but of course theres more then one kind of bad boy. Some just appear to be bad or they are misunderstood. I know the ones of which you speak. Been there more then once...sigh...x

[Lyn Anderson]

I met the unfortunate kind outwardly appeared bad with good underneath when the insides were actually rotten. Red! I missed you.:)

[redflutterby]

Missed you too...I'm a work in progress hun. Trying to get back on my feet..x

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Wow. This is profound and sad yet seems to express enlightenment and understanding. Don't dampen the fire though!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. I got plenty of fire, no worries there:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I did worry!