Holly G

The only respectable way

For a woman to come into

Money within the span

Of one lifetime

Is to marry

A monkey with an

Inheritance

An indubitably gullible

One

And weak

Slightly air-headed

But bemused

At everything you say

Why not? It would otherwise

Be rather challenging

For one sole pretty damsel

To make a fortune

What with patriarchy

And Wall Street

The longer you can stay

Beautiful, the more your

Changes improve

Because to marry into

Such an ideal arrangement

Takes quite a lot

Of cranium

In addition to the bodily

Aspect of the trade

A project that requires a

Plan

A steadfast adherence from

Beginning to end

Like any good marathon

Life favors those who choose

To believe in their own

Bodies

And the true potential

Of this life given to them

By pure chance

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