I AM STILL GIRLY GIRL

Today I wore my little girl past.

I only ordered this day.

Deciding to see the little girl

Inside of me

I dressed my past today just for me

Looking into my reflection,

I thought?

As I practice visually styling my hair

Searching out a style that’s short

Behold: there!

There you are!

The reflection looking back at me

Was the little girl I used to be

Putting my hair in eight little pony-tails

And a bane, Oh Look!

It’s me when I was three

The little girl inside of me decided

It’s Okay, I see

God: you still have a girly_ girl in me.

I looked over my shoulder

At my reflection in the mirror

And I saw my bathtub calling me

Bubbles _Bubbles

Lord Bubbles I can be free

While running a bath I set out my clothes

Pink and lacy pajamas for me please!

While picking out my pink sleeper

With the words “You Go Girl”

Printed on my pajama shirt

Plainly for you to see

I got in my bath;

Playing with the bubbles

While eating candy Louise treats

I thought Lord, today

I am the little girl

You made of me to be with pink pajamas

Laid out for you to see

I put them on and looked to see

Wow!

My reflection could it be?

You said it’s me

When I was three

I am not the little girl I used to be

With all the suffering I lived to see

I belong to you

God:

I am your little girl

Still hidden in me

The only little girly-girl

An original of me

The little girly, girl

I tend to still be.

ROSETTA NESBITT

(c)January 24th, 2002