''My Name''

 My name is too old fashioned Daddy,
I want a new name, please!
When I was quite young I hated my name,
it's too long and old sounding,
I complained that I wanted a fun name.
One day Dad told me about his long dead sister,
a great writer- like me, I said in a whisper.
And was quite beautiful also, he said,
and you have her eyes and long raven hair.
I loved her so much and gave you her name.

My name is too old fashioned Daddy,
I want a new name, please!
I wondered why I was like her so much,
as she was long dead before I was born.
Dad showed me a picture and it was true.
I asked my Daddy, if I could keep that picture,
he told me all about her quest for adventure.
So, I decided to embrace my name,
somehow her spirit dwells inside of me,
and it still lives in my soul and writing.

My name is too old fashioned Daddy,
I want a new name, please!

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January 10, 2017

Poetry/Ballad/"M Name"
Copyright Protected, ID 17-864-656-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.

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