Nolcha Fox
- Feb 18
- 1 min read

Listen to Your Mother

I see that you are blushing,
you have a diamond ring.
Before you choose your
wedding dress,
examine what attracts you
to the man you plan to marry.
Remember good looks can be bought,
ask for his childhood pictures.
Don’t believe him if he says
he’s rich beyond compare.
Check his bank account
to verify that he’s not lying.
If you find out way too late
that he’s a cheating scoundrel,
leave the tell-tale photographs
and keep his house and money.

inspired by “Advice to the Girls” by Frances Watkins Harper:
https://poets.org/poem/advice-girls 

published on Doctor Funny

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