i'm a happy little girl
- dressed in pink
just trying to learn to spell my name
i wear my hair in pigtails and it's the longest word i've ever seen i like dandelions can't believe they're not flowers daddy's so proud of me and i grow so fast now so does my smile because
i'm just a happy girl
- dressed in pink
wishing i were taller.
i'm a sad little girl
- dressed in blue
just trying to fit in
no one talks to me at lunch or not the people who matter so i sit back and watch them they say i'm still too small even though i got an A on my math test today but dad's not home to pat my back because
i'm just a sad girl
- dressed in blue
wishing i were prettier.
i'm an angry teenage girl
- dressed in black
just trying to find where i belong
my tongue is so sharp now and no one smiles to me i made my mother cry but i don't think about that my boyfriend hits me i know he needs me it feels so good i could sing but the words come out black-on-black because
i'm just an angry girl
- dressed in black
wishing i were famous.
i'm a lonely young woman
- dressed in red
just trying to make it on my own
there isn't much money and i don't eat well but i should have a job soon this dress is gaining me plenty of attention my boyfriend's in jail but i know he won't mind if i go out tonight because
i'm just a lonely girl
- dressed in red
wishing i were rich.
i'm a tired old woman
- dressed in white
just trying to stay alive
my bones are weak and my blood runs thin there are words that keep my going from my old journals but i keep sucking them dry my prince never came and i wonder why i'm still here because
i'm just a tired girl
- dressed in white
wishing i were a happy girl
- dressed in pink.
Kim McInnis
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dressed-in/