I Changed My Name Today
I changed my name today
I did it in the legal way
So now I can proudly say
That as of 9am today
No longer will old ways
Of calling me get in the way
Of my self-identitay.
I changed my name in the court
So now I don’t have to resort
To the lengthy explanations of the sort
Which used to elicit silly retorts
When my old name I would report.
I changed my name to Naida Lavon.
It’s a good name I will surely rely upon
When the time comes for me to insist on
Being called by what no other has taken on.
Google it! I am the only Naida Lavon
Naida Lavon
June 11, 2009
Write Around Portland Workshop
Prompts:
“My name…”
or
“The first time…”