What is in a name? <br />Nought but legacy, shame or blame <br />And maybe once a heart of pride <br />A heart you are too long denied <br />You notice heads a-turning <br />Wandering gazes a-burning <br />Through your soul to see disgrace <br />That you feel so out of place <br />Because your name is famous <br />Because your family's shameless <br />And the life you live holds no remorse <br />For none would listen if you screamed yourself hoarse <br />Yet still you try to tell them <br />Still you try to show them <br />A child doesn't choose its family <br />At yet still you think ‘why have they damned me? ' <br />When they judge you harshly for your name <br />And you are forced to hold that blame and shame<br /><br />Rebecca Pepper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/name-24/
