Little Boys and Barbie Girls

the little boy looks at the toys
as if it was for him. he smiles and says
"these toys love boys,"
and so in bed with them he lays.

the little boy chose the one
which he thinks he will have fun.
the poor toys in love with the boys,
mesmerized with all their noise.

the little boy looks at the toys
as if it was for him. he smiles and says
"these toys must love boys,"
and so in bed with them he lays.

but one little barbie girl his eyes have caught,
and so in the department store with love he bought.
now the little barbie girl and the boy in love
dates and years will be sealed with bow and dove.

but the department store has just too many toys
little poor barbie girls for the little naughty boys.
and the little boy just couldn't stand
all the pretty skirts and smooth silky hands.

the little boy looks at the toys
as if it was for him. he smiles and says
"these toys should love boys,"
and so in bed with them he lays.


Author's note:

Due to some violent reactions regarding the subject of my poem, I was compelled to add this footnote. Well, I believe that women should be respected and that they are not in any way, a toy for boys. However, there was an experience which brought me the very life of the poem- that not all men stick to one partner; that not all men think that women ought to be respected; that not all men, how nice or kind they may seem to be, are worthy of women's trust and devotion.

I have always believed that men and women are equal, and that we all live in a society of mutual rights and responsibilities. And that, as a poet, my responsibility is to bring into consciousness the things that had happened, is happening, and will happen that will shape and mold the formlessness of our experiences in this world.