Student Publishing Program ::

Katherine Mirani

Ode to Barbie

Happy birthday to Barbie!
Fifty years of age!
Of playtime and pink
And of feminist rage.
You’ve been a role model,
Worked at every career,
But your impossible waistline
Gives us something to fear.
Will girls starve themselves
For a Barbie physique?
Will they give up on school
‘Cause it’s sex that they seek?
But c’mon dear Barbie,
Let’s give girls some credit!
Would they jump off a bridge
If it’s Barbie who said it?
Probably not,
Since you can’t speak at all!
I mean, really you’re only
A small plastic doll.
Kids have figured it out;
Not all girls are your slaves!
Some have smashed you and bashed you
‘Til your head is concave!
Happy birthday to Barbie!
The years passed in a blink
For a girl who’s not real,
You’ve sure made us think.

[TABLE OF CONTENTS, LHS CLASS OF 2011 EDITION]