You're in school now.
You're a big girl, you own the world, little princess!
You sit down.
You listen.
You learn.

You just learned how to walk,
learned how to speak your mind,
how to do what's right.

Now they teach you how to sit still,
teach you not to say what you want
how to shut your pretty mouth.

Is this what you came here for?
Is this what it meant when I told you you'd own the world now?

It is not, so much I can tell you.

I want you to tell me what is right or wrong.
I want you to tell me to be quiet and listen.
I want you to encourage others to be just like you.

Be an inspiration,
say what you have to say.

Be respectful,
treat others the way you want to be treated.

Learn to help others,
for you might need their help one day, too.

School is not all about 1+1=2
It's about learning who you are.
Learning what you can do.
What your little hands and your pretty smile
are able to move in this world.

I want you to be protected, safe.
But I have to learn now,
that
by giving you wings
I gave you the biggest protection I could think of.