The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Don’t Call Me Diva

Don't call me missy, don’t call me mild,
I'm daring and brave, I was born to be WILD.

If you call me diva, I’ll kick up a stink,
Why shouldn’t the world get to know what I think?

And I’m not a wallflower, standing aside,
I’ll march at the front, beaming with pride.

If something needs sorting, watch me cause a scene,
But don't you go calling me drama queen.

Nor am I a princess, I’m more of a grafter,
Writing my own happily ever after.

And don’t call me damsel, I'm not in distress,
Why you should think so is anyone's guess.

I do not simper and I’m not one to pout,
I’d rather be sorting the baddie guys out.

I can fly high, but I am not flighty,
I’ll rescue the world in my polka dot nighty.

Say I’m a cutie and you won’t sound smart
Cos my brainpower level is right off the chart.

A word for my brilliance? There are lots you could use,
But there’s a perfect one I'd love you to choose.

It’s easy to say, why not give it a whirl?
Take a deep breath and call me a…

GIRL!

About the Writer


Katherine Mathew

Katherine lives in sleepy East Yorkshire with her husband and daughters. She’s had poetry published in various places including The Dirigible Balloon, Lemon Tree Press, Little Thoughts Press and Flapper Press. She’s a member of the Zig Zag Stanza children’s poetry group. Katherine would love to go to Burma and read some poems to orangutans.