I want to be like Barbie©️.
but not for her long blonde hair.
I don't need a mansion.
or all the pink things I'll never wear.
I don't want a perfect body, where what I look like is why they care.

I want to be like Barbie©️
but I don't want her car.
I want to hear my name be known, but not placed on a star.
I want the opportunities, all the knowledge, all the gain.
that comes with being someone, having purpose on my name.
I want the social acceptance that people choose to see,
if only I was Barbie©️, maybe then
they'd love me.

I want to be like Barbie©️
just without the heels.
without the inability
to say just how I feel.
I want to be the Barbie©️ that chooses what she does.
Doesn't worry what the world will think if Ken©️ isn't who she loves.

I want to be like Barbie©️
but I don't want to be a doll.
I am not a children's toy...

"I will never be controlled."

© Kylie Mae Vassar