Dandelion

[billy]

If someone told you
you were a weed,
What would you believe?

I’m just a little dandelion,
with no one to rely on.

I thought I was
a beautiful wildflower.

Until he spoke
and said
it wasn’t so.

Sticks and stones
don't break my bones,
and names [would but have worked better]
will always hurt me.

©10/30/09

i see you have a dandelion theme going on Bianca,

i like the idea that the first person in the poem can see their worth or beauty, and then shows how easy it is for that self worth to be eroded.

(for me) , i don't think the first stanza adds enough to the poem to be effective.

overall i enjoyed the read. thanks