although you've gotten taller, your eyes have remained the same shade of trusting brown and deep down you are still the little girl who stayed up late whispering secrets to her best friend beneath flower patterned sheets
and you're still afraid of spiders and you still cannot sit still and as you grew up you noticed that the world is a lot smaller than it used to seem
and i think when you looked into the wonder-filled eyes of this little girl you saw a reflection of yourself and it reminded you that although you’ve gotten taller, your eyes have retained that same glimmer of hope
Written by
Madisen Kuhn 25/Cisgender Female/Charlottesville, VA