Ariel was the name i was born with
and it will stay with me the rest of my life
no matter how stupid it sounds
as eyes widen as roll is being called
Though i wish for something more basic
like Allison or Emily
Names that come without the glam and sparkles
I used to have a way of dreaming about filling up
torn white converse
Instead of ugg boots
only causing my feet to look normal
making me crave confidence
My world was my room
Home to my creations and normal fantasies
me a normal girl
Walmart four-dollar earrings dangling from my ears
ants biting my feet satisfaction, I thought, did not
lie in my princess-barbie lifestyle
But in entering my fuge
that glitter-glamours door at the back of my mind
where I found someone else
someone not Ariel