Sixteen reasons
To wonder why
Sixteen seasons
That lived and died.
Sixteen seas
And sixteen skies
Sixteen matches
With sixteen tries.
The pearl-and-gold
That hugs the candle,
Is a promise of purity
That will not be broken
Until the time comes
For the pearl-and-gold
To be replaced
With gold-and-diamond.
Sixteen dreams
That want to take flight,
But not yet.
It’s not time.
I’m only sixteen.