little girls

 i was a little girl once. 

i know how it felt

to have all of the eyes watching you

almost expecting you to make a wrong move

so that they could tut tut and move on

while you sat 

cheeks flaming

heart ablaze.

i was a little girl once.

i remember all the dreams and the fancies

and all my heart's desires

bundled up in my treasure chest

now crusty with rust.

i was a little girl once.

oh, the ambition'

the 'i'm nothing like my mother'

the teasing,

life changing

crushes and forlorn should-have beens.

it's that time where i reflect that

little girls grow up to be strong women

child bearers

child rearers  

educators

path breakers

wayfinders

life savers.

i was a little girl once,

and so was every woman i have ever come across life.

we all had our fanicies

and our little dreams

that helped us coast through life'

and be the iconic shit that we are.