This Doll Represents ME.

Start with a thrift store doll and strip away the frilly dress
 
give her black skinny jeans and a band t-shirt for comfort
 
put boots on her feet so she can trudge through any mess
 
place her in a library so she can travel without a passport.
 
 
 
Now give her glasses to see with and a leather jacket to keep warm
 
pull her blond hair back from her face and paint her frown over with a smile
 
infuse her with the kind-hearted, hard-working nature of a farm
 
start her up with a brand new Starbucks battery and wait a while.
 
 
 
Sometimes you have to bring her smile back musically,
 
but this doll only really  represent me.
 
 
 
When she finally moves, you give her a worn voice box you found
 
she seems unafraid to strike up a conversation with you, the stranger
 
you discover she loves to play games and can cheerfully joke around
 
she can't sing but that doesn't stop her from putting your ears in danger
 
 
 
The radio comes on and she starts to dance to the beat
 
not a care in the world that other dolls could and would judge her
 
soon she bounces right out the door and down the street 
 
looking for art supplies to express the inspiration she know will occur.
 
 
 
This doll seems to own a spirit thats free
 
because she really does represent me.
 
 
 
By the time you catch up she's burried under a mountain of her favorite stuff
 
 action movies, a karate uniform, manga, anime box sets and puzzling anagrams
 
not to mention the rock climbing gear, comic books and cotton candy fluff
 
or a laptop full of k-pop dance tutorials and some Learn To Speak Japanese programs.
 
 
 
You stare at the content before you wondering if she'll be okay
 
notice a stack of papers screaming of amateur author sitting off to the side
 
your little doll manages to get out from under her hobbies and find her own way
 
she shrugs at your questioning look and says "I decided not to hide."
 
 
 
She may seem weird, odd, and immersed in her own hobbies,
 
but this doll is who I am and thats okay with me.

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