Start with a thrift store doll and strip away the frilly dress

 

give her black skinny jeans and a band t-shirt for comfort

 

put boots on her feet so she can trudge through any mess

 

place her in a library so she can travel without a passport.

 

 

 

Now give her glasses to see with and a leather jacket to keep warm

 

pull her blond hair back from her face and paint her frown over with a smile

 

infuse her with the kind-hearted, hard-working nature of a farm

 

start her up with a brand new Starbucks battery and wait a while.

 

 

 

Sometimes you have to bring her smile back musically,

 

but this doll only really  represent me.

 

 

 

When she finally moves, you give her a worn voice box you found

 

she seems unafraid to strike up a conversation with you, the stranger

 

you discover she loves to play games and can cheerfully joke around

 

she can't sing but that doesn't stop her from putting your ears in danger

 

 

 

The radio comes on and she starts to dance to the beat

 

not a care in the world that other dolls could and would judge her

 

soon she bounces right out the door and down the street 

 

looking for art supplies to express the inspiration she know will occur.

 

 

 

This doll seems to own a spirit thats free

 

because she really does represent me.

 

 

 

By the time you catch up she's burried under a mountain of her favorite stuff

 

 action movies, a karate uniform, manga, anime box sets and puzzling anagrams

 

not to mention the rock climbing gear, comic books and cotton candy fluff

 

or a laptop full of k-pop dance tutorials and some Learn To Speak Japanese programs.

 

 

 

You stare at the content before you wondering if she'll be okay

 

notice a stack of papers screaming of amateur author sitting off to the side

 

your little doll manages to get out from under her hobbies and find her own way

 

she shrugs at your questioning look and says "I decided not to hide."

 

 

 

She may seem weird, odd, and immersed in her own hobbies,

 

but this doll is who I am and thats okay with me.