I Was Only A Child

I was only a child.

My Father? My hero.

My Mother? My doctor.

My Puppy? My best friend.

And me.

Yet I was only a child.

Santa was real,

The tooth Fairy too.

My street was as big as the world

So new.

Because I was only a child.

I was a princess

And a ballerina

My Puppy would stop by for a cup of tea,

Mom too.

Fore I was only a child.

Then along came a baby.

I had to start school.

My Puppy passed on

With Granny.

I could no longer be a child.

Years were a blur

Boys were important

Mom and dad yelled

At me.

And I wished I could still be a child.

Life got too hard,

I constantly struggled

I chose to visit my Puppy.

I’m sorry.

But I was still just a child.

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