I am not a hot-house flower

I am not a Hot-House Flower

Robert A. Hall

I am not a hot-house flower

Sheltered from all care,

Protected from the wide, wide world,

And all that lurks out there.

I am not a Tinker Bell

Who's never been so bold

As have a thought that's contrary

To all that I've been told.

I am not a sweet snowflake

Afraid to hear a word

That disagrees with all my peers

And everything I've heard.

I am not a hot-house flower

Kept safe from every fear

And if you say things I don't like,

I'll cover up my ears!