24. Respect

I am not paper
For you to scribble on
your dirty thoughts.
I am not trash
So you can't treat me as one.
I am not your leftover
So don't even think
of feeding on me
when you're hungry.
I am not your prisoner
So your petty mind
can't chain me.
I am not glass
So if you think
my heart can be
broken easily,
Oh sweetheart,
how wrong you are.

They say love is a bond,
But I won't hesitate to break it
Once you decide love is a game
And I am a toy
you bought at the auction.

You might be a playboy,
But I am not
one of your playgirls.
I am a girl
who will love you till the end.
I am a girl
who is ready to bear your pain.
Don't ever expect me to be
a girl without standards.
I am a girl
who needs respect.
I am a girl
who deserves respect.