Days of dolls and dandelions
envision evening elegance
The image tells her who to be
the mirror reveals the way
Pursuing perfection, she pouts
Wondering at womanly worries
Her delicate innocence rejects
glamorous sophistication
Fidgeting fingers fondle
chasing her charming chin
She's learned this is beauty
and made this her quest
Abandoning adolescent apathy
to aspire to adult artifice
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for Typescript's Wednesday Writing Challenge: Norman Rockwell
1 comment:
Beautiful. The situation and the mood is one I think every little girl can relate to -- between childhood and growing up, still young enough, but some of that naivete has faded. I love how you captured all of it with these wonderful words.
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