To Whom It Concerns..
it fell on her pancakes and stuck to her plate..
To whom it concerns, my ma made me write this,
and I’m just her kid, so how could I fight this..
To whom it concerns, I lost my assignment,
maybe I’ll get lucky, solitary confinement..
To whom it concerns, Darlene’s great with the ball,
but guys don’t watch tomboys when they’re cruising the hall..
To whom it concerns, I just turned thirteen,
too short to be quarterback, too plain to be queen..
To whom it concerns, I’m not made of steel,
when I get blindsided my pain is quite real..
I don’t mean to squawk, but it really burns..
I just thought I’d mention it, to whom it concerns..
– Darlene Conner, a character from the sitcom Roseanne
I don’t want to explain the poem because that would be annoying but I’d like to describe the character a bit so you could better appreciate it. Darlene is a 13-year-old middle child of a seemingly dysfunctional family (which really isn’t). She is a sporty tomboy with a fantastically sarcastic smartass attitude (she’s my favorite character after Roseanne). Basically, she’s a tough kid that has a soft inner core.
In this episode, her mom (Roseanne) forces Darlene to do her English homework: write a poem. Darlene scribbles something in 10 minutes which ends up being picked as one of the best poems written in her grade. Darlene isn’t so happy and doesn’t tell her mom that she was picked to read her poem out loud at her school’s Culture Night. Roseanne finds out somehow and again forces Darlene to go to Culture Night and be proud of her acheivement. But after first hearing it at Culture Night, Roseanne realizes that she shouldn’t have violated her daughter’s right of privacy.
January 6th, 2006 at 8:45 am
where are they showing this barnamaj or mosalsal ?
January 6th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
hmm.. in kuwait they show it on paramount comedy channel.. in the US i think they show it on Nick @ Nite??
fantastic show.. cant wait till season 3 comes out on the 21st of march
btw, it is a VERY FUNNY comedy show.. its just that that moment was a serious segment..
January 7th, 2006 at 2:45 am
Dear Snookie,
That’s a touching poem… and I feel you somehow identify with Darlene. I think there is a little Darlene within you… and it shines through in your writing and I love it… even though you wear socks all day and probably have smelly feet
truly,
Misguided
January 7th, 2006 at 3:20 am
LOL
i do wear socks all daaaay!
but no smelly feet..!
i think theres a little darlene in me too.. but im not as sarcastic as she is.. i wish i was
January 7th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
Parents’ do seem to invade their children’s privacy quite a lot. Maybe we think since we gave birth to them we can own their lives
January 8th, 2006 at 5:47 am
on my many sleepless nights I watch the Roseanne show at Nick at Night…I love the show.
January 8th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
hanan, its funny you say that because i personally think that once a couple have a child, their whole lives will forever revolve around the children.. everything they do, will have something to do with the children.. even if it isnt directly.. the location of a house they will buy, the type of car, their vacation locations, etc.. so right now, after years of really resenting the things my parents do to protect me, i actually appreciate it because i understand the purpose of their actions.. i will probablly even do the same things to my children, if i will have any..
jelly, i bought season 1 & 2 on dvd.. season 3 is coming out late march.. i unfortunatelly dont get Nick @ Nite..
January 9th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
i used to love to watch roseanne.. my friends used to tell me i look like sara gilbert (darlene)… they used to call me darlene…
January 9th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
lol
awesome
what about now? you look like the adult sara gilbert? ;P
March 16th, 2006 at 9:27 am
I just watched the episode that poem is from for the first time a few minutes ago. Actually the show isn’t even over yet. That poem is really touching, I felt tears in my eyes. I felt so much that way when I was 13. I love Darlene she’s always been my favorite after roseanne as well.
March 17th, 2006 at 4:10 am
yeah, i did too.. and still today sometimes.. im glad you liked that episode as much as i do
August 10th, 2006 at 7:33 am
this is so late, but I watched that episode and always wanted to write down her poem! Its very neat you liked it.
August 10th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
yeah.. its awesome
August 27th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
ok, i really really love this poem. it touched me. i love it so much that i went to google to find this website just to find this poem and read it again, when i just got finished watching this episode on nick @ nite just 8 minuits ago. i wish i could watch it again.
December 2nd, 2006 at 9:33 pm
i love nick @ nite ! used to watch on it Three’s Company, Those Were The Days, The Cosby Show
December 29th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
The poetry is very nice.And by the way , may I know why Darlene Conner is looking sad in the picture ?! Is there any problem?
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