DEAR ONE, JUDGE ME NOT

FOUR WOMEN SPEAK

kayla…

If I was a Barbie doll, oh how pretty I would be,

But I’m not a doll, and you think of me as ugly.

In this world we live in, we tend to compare,

Almighty Creator you aren’t, so dear one judge me not,

And don’t let me shed tears.

 

denise…

 Blouses and skirts, yes I dress to impress

I worked to earn a living, such hardwork it was, I must confess!

So judge me not If I tend to be flashy

A life of comfort is the fruit of my labour

Please don’t assume I’m being superior

 

charlene…

 I work three jobs to support myself

This burgeoning belly of mine, I’m pregnant, yes, you can tell

You call me a dropout or a girl who’s lost her way

But you don’t know that I was raped on my way home from visiting my mother’s grave,

So judge me not by calling me names

You know not my plight, dear one, our lives aren’t the same.

 

martha…

If I tend to go off at a tangent, please don’t think I’m insane,

You know not my condition, please try not to be vain

Multiple personality disorder is my life forever,

Tell me how many people would understand even if I told them my predicament?

So dear one, dear one,  judge me not and see me as a fool

I’d very much love to be me though I end up as a recluse.