They didn't UnDeRsTaNd,
Did they, D.o.m.i.n.i.q.u.e?
They didn't r/e/a/l/i/z/e
That every LOOK
Made or b r o k e y.o.u,
Or that y.o.u were slowly
s
l
i
pp
i
n
g.
They didn't r/e/a/l/i/z/e that they were the ones
P-u-s-h-i-n-g y.o.u over the
ed
g
e.
Yes, them. YoUrFaMiLy.
The o n e s who didn't even b-o-t-h-e-r
To whisper when they WONDERED
Whatwentwrongwith y.o.u.
"How could a W'e'a's'l'e'y end up in S!l!y!t!h!e!r!i!n!"
"I t*h*o*u*g*h*t all W'e'a's'l'e'y's had ReDhAiR?"
{Y.o.u would not be l/a/b/e/l/e/d.}
{(Couldn't y.o.u be D.o.m.i.n.i.q.u.e, instead of justa W'e'a's'l'e'y?)}
The S!l!y!t!h!e!r!i!n comments stopped,
After yourcousin A.l.b.u.s was sorted there.
("A P'o't't'e'r in S!l!y!t!h!e!r!i!n!")
And then R.o.x.a.n.n.e was born
-a c^a^r^b^o^n copy of A.n.g.e.l.i.n.a-
And suddenly y.o.u weren't the only one with BlAcKhAiR.
But y.o.u were still the FIRST.
And y.o.u were still…
A…n…o…u…t…c…a…s…t.
And y.o.u loved/hated/wanted/rejected it.
Y.o.u accepted it.
But it probably didn't help that yoursister was V.i.c.t.o.i.r.e-
Who could live up to her standard of {perfection}?
The G!r!y!f!f!i!n!d!o!r to your S!l!y!t!h!e!r!i!n,
With her BlUeEyEs and ReDgOlDhAiR.
(Your BrOwNeYeS and BlAcKhAiR)
Her grades were always OOOOOOOOOOOO
{Yours were EAOAAEAEPOA}
(Good, but notgoodenough)
And a brilliant smile so unlike yours,
And the m=a=g=n=e=t p/e/r/s/o/n/a/l/i/t/y,
And the {perfect} love life.
*Oh, T.e.d.d.y! Of course I'll marry y.o.u!*
Y.o.u are nothing like her
And y.o.u know it.
And your [parents] know it.
Your [whole family] knows it.
And they hated y.o.u for it.
Then, one day, y.o.u met H^I^M.
*Did I bump y.o.u? Sorry, the wrackspurts must have gotten me.*
And f+i+n+a+l+l+y, y.o.u felt s/p/e/c/i/a/l.
L.O.R.C.A.N was a R!a!v!e!n!c!l!a!w,
With an o p e n m i n d,
Who loved y.o.u for y.o.u.
Who k=n=e=w all of yourflaws,
And loved y.o.u anyway.
(*I love y.o.u, too*)
So y.o.u got married and were -happy-
Because for once in yourlife,
M.a.m.a.n looked happy to see y.o.u,
*Goodbye, M.o.t.h.e.r*
P.a.p.a said he loved y.o.u,
*I'll always be your little N.i.k.k.i*
L.o.u.i.s smiled at y.o.u,
*Take care, littlebrother*
And V.i.c.t.o.i.r.e wasn't the one in the spotlight.
*Take that, bigsister*
And y.o.u felt
Wanted/
Needed/
Cherished/
Beloved
And it was GOOD.