Adjustments

Armani Rosario

She changed for him 

He said she was too wistful, 

So she used her lipstick 

To give herself a smile 

 

When he told her she was too garrulous   

She changed for him 

She shut her lips tightly 

Hoping to be the display doll he wanted 

 

He told her she cared more about work 

Than she ever did for him; so, 

She changed for him 

Replacing her keyboard for an apron 

 

She could not see herself in the mirror 

She hid inside the toy person he desired 

She hadn’t realized how much 

She changed for him