Mattel You Did Well

She was the prettiest doll in the whole world, Elegant, stunning, waist-less, buxom, Curves all over the place, No straight lines. Shocking for a child’s toy Shocking for 1959. Mattel was by far Ahead of their time. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Mansfield were Our pin-up girls. This was way before We demanded to be Called women so we Could feel equal to men. We were still “girls” then, But not for much longer We lived in a fantasy world, Our Barbies and we. Barbie was blonde, brunette, Redhead. Her hair was bobbed, Ponytailed, straightened, and beaded. She was the only doll we wanted, And we all wanted her. Barbie did not stand alone. We had to have a trunk to Put all of her clothes in. Her tiny high heels were Darling, plastic, a variety Of colors. Grandmas and Mamas all over The world were sewing Barbie Clothes as fast as they could. The tiny waist was a problem Velcro could have fixed, But Velcro had not been Invented yet. I have twenty thousand Pinterest pins that prove That today, fifty-nine years Later, Barbie is no doubt the most popular doll and always in Style. We have mermaid Barbies, Cowgirl Barbies, Madame President Barbies, Magician Barbies, and Barbies from every Nation, country and continent. Yes, Mattel, you did well. Very well indeed.