14. "Until She Blooms"

Written 12-8-1999

A girl starts out
In a fancy lace dress
Warm and yellow
And never a mess

A curtsey, head bowed
Then as she rises up
She’s a ballet princess
About to grow up

Adolescence comes much too soon
As she looks at the moon
Acne and envy destroying her face
She’s quieter than the other girls,
Who stuff their bras
And make childhood seem like a waste

“Never am I in the spotlight.”
Such a sad way to think
Bringing such gloom
But one day the spotlight will be on her
Every rose is still a rose
Until it blooms