Growing

         Building blocks that became mazes in the dark
            Spiderman parachuting off the roof of our building
            Ice cream money raining from the window
            Stealing bases and grass stained pants
            Uno, Clue, Monopoly
            Desperately defending the jail

            Becoming aware of my image
            Pleated skirts and knee highs that slouched
            Slicing into dead pigs, and myself
            Someone more of a father to me than my own
            Four years of butterflies
            Two months of bliss
            One day of tears and anger

            Taking back my choices
            Pursuing a career on my own terms
            45 minutes of bodies and graffiti
            Loving but not falling in love
            Open seas and bad choices
            An angel on earth becoming one in heaven
           
            Falling apart
            Being pieced back together again
            Truly falling in love and being fallen in love with
            Making a promise
            Living my life