Through The Years

Yearnings

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As a little child dreaming of bigger things
There was fame, fortune and much glamour 
My small world expansion to a new princess me
Glitz and fame, fortune and friends galore 

In my teenage mind a vision of a grown up person
Different from the person I woke up to each day
Tougher, stronger, impervious to others’ words
Pushing those who shunned further and further away

In my young adult mind there came a thought
As children of my own dreamed of big and bold
My mind wondered where the glory really lies
As the years fly by and my body grows old

Now in my experienced, mature mind came a truth
Circumstances change as time moves forward 
The heart of the child that was before still is now
A soul loving self and embracing life’s rewards

Moments long forgotten, memories of joy and sorrow
Through years of change, of growing and learning
From princess to elder, authentically me as no other
Same heart, kindness, a love of simple quiet yearnings