Happiness

Not many of you know me, but that's ok.

Many of you are probably thinking,

Why is this five foot four shortie,

" Towel Head" standing and speaking on the stage?

First of all, five foot four is average, not short.

And second,this towel on my head

Has a name. It's called a Hijab,

If you didn't know.

If you guys don't like how i look,

How I dress, how I talk,

How I laugh and smile.

If you guys don't like me, that's ok.

Because there's people out there who do.

There are people out there that care about me,

Just like there are people who care about you, too.

I'm not a loner, people. I have friends.

But i'm not gonna count and tell you

Because I don't need to keep track of 

how many I have. And for the boys out there

That don't like me, I understand that

You haven't realized how beautiful I am.

You'll figure it out. Eventually. 

I mean, I'm still looking for my Prince Charming or

My Knight in Shining Armor.

But, you know, I don't need a prince

for me to be a princess. Because I'm already the queen.

So, please, don't spread rumors about me

following a kid home. Don't think that I try 

to hit on every guy I see. Because, let me tell you,

Not every guy i see is my type.

And if you think that I'm crazy,

you're probably right. I'm just a girl 

who just wishes for everyone to be happy.

Including herself. Because my name 

is Haniya. And Haniya means

the Bringer of Happiness.

Author's Note

Hi!
I wrote this randomly, so if ya want, you can comment/review this.
No pressure!
Haniya

Reviews

[richieb]

Haniya,
I enjoyed your poem. So now that I learned a little about you,I apologize for our "Ugly American" attitude on calling you a towel head. We deal with a lot of ignorance in our country. I am 63 years old so I have earned my wisdom.
You have a positive attitude and an inner strength. Welcome to Writes cafe.
Blessings,
Richie b.

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

A super poem, effective musing. The headscarf is for respect. Thumbs up for the poem. Keep writing.

I'm a newbie here, pls review, comment my first poem here, wud luv to know your thoughts, I'm navigating the site looking for poem pals.

[Farhan Shaikh]

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