Monday, February 26, 2007

Name

Name

What’s in a name that isn’t in a word?

Temptation

Testament

Pain

Hunger

Hurt

Redemption

Agony

Wrath

Rage

Sadist

Lust

Greed

Fury

Vicious

Fate

Revenge

Silence

Courage

Envy

Gluttony

Sloth

Touch

Listen

Care

Pity

Naivety

Maturity

Jealousy

Forgotten

What’s in a name that isn’t a word?

Can you tell anything about that person by asking simply their name?

Can you tell what their voice is like?

How they think?

How hesitant they’ll be to tell you?

What happened to them to make them pause?

Why judge them by their name alone?

Would you want them to do so of you?

Because you have a “Real” name?

Tristan

Michael

Angela

Hope

Ellen

Sean

Richard

Gregory

Lucas

Louis

Theresa

James

Anna

Brianna

Harry

Francis

Zoë

Victoria

Ophelia

Quentin

Pricilla

Ethan

Irvine

Sarah

Can’t you think about something else?

Stop judging us by our names.

Your name makes you sound short, fat, deep voiced, big families, skinny, high pitched, whiney,
idiotic, pathetic, strong, stressed, tweaked, carefree, young, old, angry, peaceful, lost in dreams, earth bound.

Your name sounds dumb. It doesn’t fit you. You look more like a this or a that.

Don’t judge people by their names if you want respect for your own.

Can you realy pick so much out of a person by making fun of their name?

Yes. You Can.

And It Hurts.

Think about you own name before you comment.

Do I sound like this all has happened to me?

It has.

My name is
Ryeela.

Yeah. Yeah. Say what you want.

What does my name say about me?

What does it imply?

What are you reminded of when you say it?

Does it roll off your tongue nicely or is it choppy?

Does it make you cringe?

OR remind you of a friend?

Whatever it makes you feel think about your own name before making fun of mine please.

I could make a lot of jokes about you too I’m sure.

Ryeela Nazeme Tavon.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was simply going to say your name is beautiful. It rolls very nicely off my tongue and makes me think of fresh snow. But perhaps I should keep my comments to myself.

~Lafayael~

Anonymous said...

How come my name isn't on the list, Ryeela? Are they only the people who get teased? If thats is I'm glad I'm not on the list. ^_^ I loovvee yoouuu!

XOXOXOXO,
Alana