Enclosed within the crinoline
A history of stiffness
The two toned color palette
Making up the public’s litmus
An acidic strife for freedom
According to so many
Better to stay alkaline
And live a life aplenty
A life of cooking, sewing, cleaning
Made complete with rearing
Nevermind the mind inside
The beatings they were fearing
Stiffened skirts and morals
The tautest upper lips
Shame a common weapon
With which all seemed well equipped
The wanton search for passion
At the cost of their good standing
While weakness and submission
Were the status quo’s demanding
And still today the litmus stands
Though nowadays seems subtle
Once stiffened tongues now bravely loose
Resound in their rebuttal
The Mewriginal 
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