Life is a little girl with a white gown
So pure, untouched, naïve to the cruel world
Thru storm and fire she never gave a frown
Instead she danced and to the drums she twirled

Life is a teen in a drab dull gray dress
Who knows so very little but she goes
To many quests and many calloused test
Though all she really wants to do is doze

Life is a woman in a pitch black gown
Who sees the world and knows lots of things now
So many things dare threaten drag her down
She worked so hard and there’s sweat on her brow

But the young girl did not make it to gray
Though all who were dear had wished she would stay

Take a breathe and make a wish
Something you would surely miss
A little girl in a white frock
Dreaming and watching the clock

A winged horse high in flight
An angel in glorious light
A mermaid splashing by
Wings that could make her fly

Take a breathe and make a wish
Between your toes the mud goes squish
A teenager in a gray dress
To her lips a flower pressed

Friends to make it all right
The ability to have the gift of sight
Wishing that her books were real
Knowing people who would steal

Take a breathe and make a wish
Ignorance is truly bliss
A women in a darker gown
On her lips there is a frown

Money to pay off her debt
The world is just one big threat
A man who will treat her right
A kiss on a new years’ night

Take a step back and remember the way
Things were in previous days
So happy and bright
So full of light

Whatever happened to the wishes?
They disappear because we are suspicious
We don’t believe that they are real
The older we are, the less we feel.