Name Poem by Rebecca Pepper

What is in a name?
Nought but legacy, shame or blame
And maybe once a heart of pride
A heart you are too long denied
You notice heads a-turning
Wandering gazes a-burning
Through your soul to see disgrace
That you feel so out of place
Because your name is famous
Because your family's shameless
And the life you live holds no remorse
For none would listen if you screamed yourself hoarse
Yet still you try to tell them
Still you try to show them
A child doesn't choose its family
At yet still you think ‘why have they damned me? '
When they judge you harshly for your name
And you are forced to hold that blame and shame