A BRIEF HISTORY OF A LITTLE GIRL
she's a mere three
demands to know
"...the history of me..."
well, now I say
that was a long time ago
"...try to remember..." she pleads.
I remember when you
first came out of your shell
hatched into a lovely little girl
you were my duckling
everywhere I went
there you were
I could hear you cry
even before you cried
you made me a good daddy/mummy
your dreams
staining the blue
pillow with golden curls
every night the moon
would come to our window
just to take a peep at you
one day your name
perched upon you
and never flew off again
you were a fairy story
I had never heard before
and wanted to hear more
once when you fell
you hit the road
"Naughty road for falling me!"
"No I never!"
she squeals
"Oh yes you did!" I tickle
"Is there any more of me?"
"Oh loads...loads more
but I too old and tired!"
"Well..!" she tells her dolls
"He tells a good story but
shhh...it's not all true!"
the dolls gasp in disbelief
having drunk down
the dregs of every detail
1d ago
Jun 3, 2026 at 6:11 AM UTC
A BRIEF HISTORY OF A LITTLE GIRL
she's a mere three
demands to know
"...the history of me..."
well, now I say
that was a long time ago
"...try to remember..." she pleads.
I remember when you
first came out of your shell
hatched into a lovely little girl
you were my duckling
everywhere I went
there you were
I could hear you cry
even before you cried
you made me a good daddy/mummy
your dreams
staining the blue
pillow with golden curls
every night the moon
would come to our window
just to take a peep at you
one day your name
perched upon you
and never flew off again
you were a fairy story
I had never heard before
and wanted to hear more
once when you fell
you hit the road
"Naughty road for falling me!"
"No I never!"
she squeals
"Oh yes you did!" I tickle
"Is there any more of me?"
"Oh loads...loads more
but I too old and tired!"
"Well..!" she tells her dolls
"He tells a good story but
shhh...it's not all true!"
the dolls gasp in disbelief
having drunk down
the dregs of every detail
