What My Name Means - Poem

My headphones think my name means, “girl who uses me so much, the leather on my padding is starting to peel.”

My family in India thinks my name means, “girl who might’ve forgotten everything” and,

“girl who’s incomprehensible because of how fast she talks.”

My fish think my name means, “gorgeous girl who tries to scare us daily. ”

My teachers think my name means, “sweet girl who always volunteers, sometimes a bit too much.“

The Indian Aunty Gang thinks my name means, “girl who became 100% ‘American’ when she moved here” and

“girl who can’t shut up.”

My best friends think my name means, “brutally honest food lover” and

“girl who LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVES Doritos.”

My other friends think my name means, “sassy and hyperactive.”

My brother thinks my name means, “BEST big sissy in the world” and

“giver of the world’s best hugs and kisses.”

My mom thinks my name means, “girl who never puts her book down,” and

“girl who NEVER cleans her room.”

My dad thinks my name means, “sweet girl who never gets in trouble,”

and “mini version of me.”

I think

there are some things they left out, like

“Likes nothing better than reading when a fuzzy blanket is covering her,” and

“Listens to music all the time,” and

“Dreams of becoming a well-known billionaire one day,” and

“Loves sleeping in her snug bed with her huge squish mallow.”