Ryhming, Lying and Ethics

Something I learned this summer. I’m standing in line at Seven Peaks, in a one piece swimsuit or maybe my long tankini. Noticing the tall long-legged girls in their “non” one piece swimsuits. That funny little phrase, “modest is hottest” has never felt like such a lie. Just because it rhymes, doesn’t make it true. ‘They do too look good’, I thought. And any boy who denies it, I’ll be suspicious. Don’t patronize me.
Who thought of this anyways? When I think about it, most rhymes are a lie. But since it sounds cute, it sticks and people end up saying it again. Dr. Seuss. The cat in the hat? Never happened. And I’ve never seen green eggs and ham. We’re all victims of rhyming and lying. We’ve been had. You cannot throw ethics or even philosophical ideas into a rhyme. It discredits it quickly when the actual situation has arrived. And it did arrive this summer.

On the other hand, anything I‘d catch wearing less, I’m pretty sure I’d have to throw back. So let it be known, that I DO UNDERSTAND that my retro one piece might not quite cut it standing next to Charlize Theron’s twin. Just know… That I KNOW, that I’m not lookin hotter than you. I wasn’t fooled by the ethical rhyming rule. I’m just still standing here, Five foot two, in my unfortunate one piece swimsuit hoping that I will get an “E” for effort.