Your happiness and joy is to be provided by all
when we are all down here together.
Your needs and requests are to be fulfilled by all
when we are all down here together.
You are welcome in conversation to lecture us all
and interrupt me when we are all down here
together.
You are bragged about and fawned by your mother
as she gloats about you being a
confident,
smart,
God.

I am a joke to you.
I gave up the cheerleading squad so
I could be away from those who would
pick on me.
I sacrafice an hour each week so I can
talk about what I really don't want to.
I have no friends when I am down there
but ostracized by the minute when I am
down here.
It is all
for you.

You better be happy after you see your mother
and my mother get so frightened as I open my
mouth to speak.
I'll shut mine if you shut yours.
Deal.
Just learn to enjoy me
for once.