I am now a woman
I am because I say so
It doesn't matter who says I can't
It doesn't matter who says "no!"

I became a woman
Through caring for others
I sacrificed, and can
See how my future grows

I didn't give up anything
I didn't give up trust
I haven't given up my dignity
I didn't feed into man's lust

No, I did is on my own
Without a drop of falsehood
I became what I want known
And not what should hide in the wood

I gave up things for others
I prayed and spoke to God
I sacrificed for my sisters and brothers
I prayed, and held fast to my rod

My mom, when she comes home,
Will be so proud of me
She will see what I've become
And praise me for what I'll be

I can't await to hear her voice
And how much she will jump of joy
When she looks at my rejoice
And understands why I am no toy

Now, I am a woman,

Or at least, I think I am

I will never "love" again
or get butterflies inside
after asking for a pen
or asking for a ride
flirting up a storm
and making my heart grow warm

I will never "love" again
or pretend I know what it means
to have someone "never leave" Then,
stifle my future dreams
drams of never being lonely
of "loving" you only

I will never "love" again
or listen when you say
"Babe, I am always here for you"
and then watch you walk away
with Her
she must have claws and fur

I will "never" love again
or so I seem to say
but somehow after "finishing" I begin
my search for someone who won't walk away
I fall in love "once more"
just like I told myself before

I will fall in love... I think
as I stare into your face
and forget to blink
I find myself longing for your embrace
I yearn for just one chance
for us to dance

I just fell in "love" with him
as I react from the fall
and see my sights are grim
I realize I am not in "love" at all
after he leaves me like all the rest
I clean up my tears and look my best

And start all over again.

When I'm happy I'm a wonderful shade of yellow
Maybe chill and feeling mellow
I can shine as yellow as the sun
And it causes some great fun

But occasionally I feel blue
People may not think that's true
Sometimes I want to hide
And simply stay inside

Today I'm feeling green
Very nicely in-between

He says its mine,
I say it's his!
This isn't fine...
How mad this is!
I miss our life together
He thinks he is better.

Really, I'm better off without
Without thinking of him
I don't need to shout
To be heard, I'm not dim
Don't let me forget
Don't let me regret

But let's be honest, I can't be kind
I won't even try.
I'm not going to rewind
I won't take your mind
I'm not letting go
But I'm not going to show

I'm not going to show you who I am
Because when you had the opportunity, you ran...

What should I write about?
I can't seem to think.
My poetry talent is filling with doubt,
It seems to be as bad as my lackluster "wink"

Maybe I will write about my life?
How much I love who I am.
I could write about my strife,
Or how I strike life like a battering ram.

Those all seem so "cliche"
I need to think DEEP.
Should I write about today?
Or how I didn't get any sleep?

No one cares about those things...
But what can I make interesting?
I cold exaggerate my love life...
Nope, that wouldn't be anything.

All right. Here we go. I'll write what first comes to mind.
I will close my eyes and wait,
And hope there is something to find.
Just set my thoughts strait...

Roses are red,
Violets are blut,
This prom won't work,
Maybe I should write a haiku

Okay, I admit it!
I can't write poetry.
But maybe someday Ill gain wit
And create wonderful comedy.