There once was a girl Not just any ole girl (as if there's such a thing) She danced and sang and smiled real sweet She shouted I have this light! It shines real bright! Do you see this shine?! This light of mine?!
Her light was smothered Her innocence lost She hid for awhile until her wings took flight
Then there was a teen A sullen fine pearl With smarts to envy And a body out of this world She whispered I have this light Squint your eyes real tight Do you see the glimmer This luminous shimmer?
Adolescence with a blanket of fear and an edgy exterior She hid for awhile Until her wings took flight
Then there was a young woman A **** clever sweet thing A studious charmer with her dreams shelved on a ring Could have studied rocket science or aimed for the moon Aren't I supposed to get married? Strike a pose at noon?
Some years later She questioned, Do I still have that light? What happened to my fight? I feel so alone And not really fine I need that light keeping me warm and my spirit alive
There was no burn No oxygen breathing new life She died for awhile and cried and cried Until her wings took flight
So now there is this woman with a mind of mush She schedules and delivers but forgets so much She fights like a champ Gets up like Sugar Ray She swings but can't punch Each day is a heavy weight
Forgoing her passions she leaves her soul on the floor Her heart hurts leaving her wounds open and sore
She sighs, There is still a light a tiny lil flicker I know that it's there because a blow becomes a flare.
Nowhere left to hide With tots' tantrums, earning keep,endless laundry, and late fees, She forgets to eat.
She learns to stay quiet when they knock on the door. Holds her breath and sometimes cries on the floor.
YET
She laughs
*I'll hide in the bathroom blowing quietly on the smolder You never know I just might ignite That light of mine That bright light that died Could come back to life