Jokester (Dolly Parton)

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I am a puppet and you are my master.

I am a jester for your entertainment.

I am your toy to play with as you wish.

I am your barbie doll to tell me how to look.

I am naive for you to teach me.

I am weak for you to look strong.

I am invisible for you to be seen.

I am your fetish for you to feel secure.

I am your trophy to prove status.

I am vulnerable, for you to look like my savior.

 

This poem is inspired by accumulation of men I have met throughout my life and their perception of me in the context of how they want me to make them feel. In all reality I am none of these things. As Dolly Parton quoted “all these years, people think the joke has been on me, but it’s actually been on the public.”

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