Little Girl
The first day of school
Daddy dropped me off
Racing out of the car
I did a twirl
Then a hop
A beeline to Mrs. King's
My own girl.
Sixth grade
Girls started to shave
I looked at my legs
Bare and gangly
I did it anyway.
Freshman year
I tried to hide
A self-conscious girl
Little in size
In a school so wide
Where would I go?
What should I do?
Not my own
No belonging, at the four-year zoo.
After eighteen long years,
A smile returned
The worries faded away
Replacing with familiar feelings
I had when I was young
Determined
Spunk Creativity With my head held high A shaky road That took some time.
This poem is about:
Me