Where Am I?

Once upon a time, there was me!
I know you told me who I ought to be,
But I don’t think I listened very well:
What else is new? I was born to rebel!

I was supposed to be dainty and small;
I was supposed to be pretty, overall;
Genetics didn’t help me out there:
Don’t blame me! That would be unfair!

I should have been a great intellectual,
Though your lecturing became ineffectual;
I should have played the piano or violin:
Just because I prefer to listen, is that a sin?

Marry a doctor and be set for life,
Just the thing for a perfect little wife;
Don’t do things with boys you shouldn’t do:
You’ll get in trouble, then who will help you?

So...I got in trouble, no big surprise!
All that nagging never made me very wise;
More love might have made me somewhat better:
Too late! I’ll never be your little trendsetter!

Okay, so I didn’t turn out rich and famous;
Too late, there’s nothing left for us to discuss;
The fact that I made it this far says a lot:
You missed so much about me, like it or not!

Throughout all that I have ever said and done,
True, there were losses, but many times I won!
Yet my problem still exists: How do I identify
Just exactly who, what, when, or where...am I?

Lora Frikken ~ 6-8-03