Not A China Doll

I hate it

When you think

I'm fragile like a china doll

That you need to hold me tight

And shelter me from the world

So I try to be silent

So you won't worry about me

Or act like you are walking on eggshells

Then you say

You want to hear my opinions

You say you love to know what I'm thinking

So I speak

And then somehow

Between my lips and your ears

Misunderstanding occurs

And again, you try to put me on a pedestal

Your little china doll

Silent painted lips once more