i'm a happy little girl <br />- dressed in pink <br />just trying to learn to spell my name <br />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 <br />i'm just a happy girl <br />- dressed in pink <br />wishing i were taller. <br /> <br />i'm a sad little girl <br />- dressed in blue <br />just trying to fit in <br />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 <br />i'm just a sad girl <br />- dressed in blue <br />wishing i were prettier. <br /> <br />i'm an angry teenage girl <br />- dressed in black <br />just trying to find where i belong <br />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 <br />i'm just an angry girl <br />- dressed in black <br />wishing i were famous. <br /> <br />i'm a lonely young woman <br />- dressed in red <br />just trying to make it on my own <br />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 <br />i'm just a lonely girl <br />- dressed in red <br />wishing i were rich. <br /> <br />i'm a tired old woman <br />- dressed in white <br />just trying to stay alive <br />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 <br />i'm just a tired girl <br />- dressed in white <br />wishing i were a happy girl <br />- dressed in pink.<br /><br />Kim McInnis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dressed-in/
