Some people think that as an Adult I can be a tad rough Rock solid skin But as a Child I was exponentially Worse
Kicked Screamed Cried Teased Scratched
A walking terror My father deemed me "Crab-Apple Lynn"
The neighbors would Whisper Of that horrid five-year-old Girl That would push and Tackle The boys down the street
And on the night That I kicked my Brother's friend in the Groin And he tumbled Down the stairs Word spread like Wildfire That Crab-Apple Had struck again
Notorious bully Walking with balled fists Kicking over Lincoln Logs Smashing Play-Doh sculptures Sneezing purposefully Spewing out green phlegm And wiping the boogers On fellow peers Half-grinning At their cries
Feared by all But respect Was the one thing The miniature version of Me Could not earn
And despite my youth Despite the over-sized chip on my shoulder Tiny me Found a way To flip around Turn a leaf Turn a page Turn a head
Completely change Altogether
And suddenly Crab-Apple disappeared And Sarah grew in View
It was as though Somehow, someway The little me knew that