Not Me

<br>I said, I am a little girl<br><br>He said, you never were<br><br>I said, I am not ready<br><br>He said, then tell me when you are<br><br>I said, I am too young for this<br><br>He said, you are not really<br><br>I said, I think I am afraid<br><br>He said, youre being silly<br><br><br><br><br><br>Not me<br><br>Not me<br><br><br><br><br><br>I said, I do not understand<br><br>He said, you are pretending<br><br>That would seem to contradict<br><br>The message you are sending<br><br>I said, you must be lonely<br><br>He said, I would not worry<br><br>I said, I think Im dreaming<br><br>Or Im growing in a hurry<br><br><br><br><br><br>This is not me<br><br>Not me<br><br><br><br><br><br>He took somebody by the hair<br><br>And dragged her down the hall<br><br>He took her to the bathroom<br><br>Where they could not hear the call<br><br>He took her to a little room<br><br>She could not find the key<br><br>But I dont know who it was because<br><br>I know it was<br><br><br><br><br><br>Not me<br><br>Not me<br><br><br><br><br><br>And when will you stop running<br><br>From a human situation? <br><br>He said, do you think your silences<br><br>Are helping this relation? <br><br>Do you think your solitude<br><br>Will teach you to be free? <br><br>I said, I dont know who youre talking to<br><br>I know it is not me<br><br><br><br><br><br>Not me<br><br>Not me<br><br><br><br><br><br>(june 1981)