Don’t ask me what my “real” name is

You already know my name. 

Do not reword it and ask me for my dead name

It’s dead for a reason.

Do not whisper to others the name I buried years ago

It is simply not your business.

If you ask me for that rotting word

Expect a face of disgust and hurt.

You do not get to ask that of me.

It is one thing if it is for legal reasons,

But to whisper to others that word for the sake of simply doing so

That is inexcusable.

After you do such a thing and receive a reaction appropriate to your rudeness

Do not turn to others and act like you did nothing wrong.

You wouldn’t know the hurt of that word.

You wouldn’t know how it feels to hear something you buried muttered

As you walk past.

One thing you do know is that it is not a topic that requires your intrusion.

It is something that I keep hidden away from the world.

You do not have the right to dig it up and resurrect it

Then turn away as if you were not in the wrong. 

Do not ask me for my real name.

You know my name.