| Pet Name Paper Doll I'm not a paper doll To have little cardboard costumes Fitted and folded onto me. Bending; I always bent for you, But no more. There are days When I want to turn my hair Red and pretend I can't remember Who Smart Girl is...who Fast-Talking Spanish Girl is. Funny. I'm not even Hispanic. No, you never even knew my name Beyond Emilia; she might as well Be my cousin for all you cared. No more. Not sweet, not quiet, Not your good girl any longer. Would you look at that... I can think for myself, Breathe for myself, And I don't need your precious Nicknames to be me. You don't know me anyway. love poems anonymous |