The Night I Killed Barbie

Pig tails
And pink nail polish
Worn with cut offs
And superman t-shirt
Because you couldn't
Win me over

You bought me dolls
When I asked for
Ninja turtles
Then yelled
When you found Barbie
Floating in the toilet
You didn't remember
The superman cape
I wanted for Halloween
I was a princess that year
I was your princess

You cried when I cut my hair
But you never saw
The tears that fell
As you pulled and curled and braided
When I was still just a doll

Last night you yelled
About Old Spice and tongue rings
Told me you never wanted
Another son
Asking where you went wrong
You wanted to know when
I became a guy

And I knew
With no more tears
And no more fear
I didn't want to lie anymore

It was the night
I killed Barbie.