is what they tell you
when you compare.
but sometimes
same
seems so much easier.
especially since
I never asked
for this.
her eyes
and his hair,
and these are theirs
and I don't want
to be a dandelion
in a bed of roses.
the roses who
are beautiful
and have thorns
and I am defenseless.
no one ever wants a
bouquet of dandelions
