[Newspoetry] i am not tiger woods

[nicolle neulist]

dumb formatting note...the poem is called "i am not tiger woods", but
that is also the first line of the poem.  i forgot to type the title
anywhere but the subject line.
sorry,
nicky

nicolle neulist wrote:
> 
> i am not tiger woods
> 
> i am not a standout token
> or a token standout
> for that matter
> (there are plenty of women
> in that male dominated field of physics
> that stand out more than i...
> and there are so many standouts
> in that particular field
> that standouts aren't tokens...)
> 
> i do not make more money
> making sweatshop goods cool
> than i do at my job
> (then again
> if a geeky physics girl
> endorsed a line of clothing
> it would be so uncool
> that they would go under
> immediately...
> note to self)
> 
> i am not legally bound
> to wear something
> or use certain gear
> (i'm sure the nameless shirtmakers
> or the company who made the magnets
> in the tevatron
> appreciate my patronage
> but i am still free to choose)
> 
> i am not tiger woods...
> i realized this fact
> while walking home
> from working at the lab
> a few days ago
> 
> and i also realized
> that i am glad
> 
>      --nicky neulist
> 
> --
> ****************************
> * "i'm not like you        *
> *  but open your eyes      *
> *  i drank from your mind  *
> *  it tastes so divine"    *
> *      "Instead Laugh"     *
> *       by onesidezero     *
> ****************************
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* "i'm not like you        *
*  but open your eyes      *
*  i drank from your mind  *
*  it tastes so divine"    *
*      "Instead Laugh"     *
*       by onesidezero     *
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