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| Cocoon |
| You awoke this day inside a cocoon The world you've known is changing soon Butterfly, time for you to emerge Life's hard lessons must be learned A pivotal moment, a critical path A sudden collision of future and past Your safety helmet has broken away You're going to grow up fast today Jump rope, hopscotch, songs to sing were not part of your daily routine Still, you've the tender heart of a child The need for someone to hold you awhile Dad's not around like he used to be Mom's in her own cocoon of grief Broken and bleeding, you're left alone You'll have to find healing on your own Butterfly, time to spread your wings and rise above these painful things The world looks different from on high Watch the ugliness fade from sight Grown up in ways, yet still so green You fly along trying to forget what you've seen Your turtleshell guard may make you seem hard But just 'neath the surface is that tender heart Now in the garden with your own flower bud You shade her from the midday sun You want these days for her blossom to last So she won't have to grow up too fast. |
| Sometimes circumstances push us into adulthood before our years would dictate... |
| (c) 2005 Sheila W |