Nothing but Names
By Raederle Phoenix
2007-2009
I am your lover, your slave.
I’m a typical woman to my grave.
I’m a bitch and a brat,
I’m as slick as a cat.
I’m pretty and plain, not fat.
I’m a trickster, not to be trusted.
You say a lot, until my heart is busted.
Held up so high, burned down and defy;
On praise and joy, yet another ploy.
I’m a lover, a slave, a liar to the grave.
I’m a bitch, a brat, a player, a cat.
I’m stupid, retarded, demented, twisted.
I’m the girl next door, nevermore.
Plain as the rain, easily slain.
You like me like this, you like me in pain.
I have everything to lose, everything to gain.
Go ahead, call me one more name.
I’m a lover, a slave, a bitch to the grave.
I’m a brat, a trickster, a woman, and I crave.
I’m stupid, twisted, demented, retarded.
I’m dirty. I’m crazy. I’m flirty. I’m lazy.
I’m a typical, lying bitch; words hazy.
A snake, a sliver, totally untrustworthy.
I’m alone picking a daisy.
He loves me, he love me not.
He loves me... Fuck – He loves me not.
I’m a girl, a babe, a sweety, a shorty.
I’m a brat, I’m a bitch, it’s all the same.
How come I’m nothing despite all my names?
By Raederle Phoenix West
2007-2009
👉🏻 Note: This was written about a specific relationship that I was in from 2007 to 2009 with my third love. This poem was demonstrating how I took on the names he called me, and what it did to my self-esteem to be treated that way. These are not representations of how I ever actually believed myself to be. It's a performance, a poem, to represent an emotional experience. 🙏🏻
© 2007-2009 Raederle Phoenix West. Some Rights Reserved.
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